Nate GeorgeMr. FondellEnglish IIIFebruary 25, 2014Racial satireHave you ever seen The Colbert Report, The Simpsons or even Family Guy? If so, you have seen satirical works. In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain, the author is famous for his use of satire, he uses this writing technique to ridicule and question fundamental aspects of society such as religion, laws and racism. In Huck Finn, the depiction of race relations is used to inspire the reader to question the fundamental injustices of racial inequality. The novel is set in the antebellum South, and throughout Huck Finn we see Twain mocking the injustices of race relations. harnessing the importance and power of friendship. Twain develops a friendship between a white boy named Huck and a black “runaway” slave named Jim. “And there you go, real old Huck: the only white gentleman who ever kept his promise to old Jim. » (Twain, page 90) This quote satirizes the views of many white people in the Antebellum South. In this era when many black people were enslaved and those who were not were treated as slaves, it was extremely unusual for a black person and a white person to be friends. It would be unheard of to see the two conspire and, moreover, unthinkable that they could maintain a solid and lasting friendship based on trust and loyalty. Twain opposes this racial norm by establishing and demonstrating the power and importance of friendship, regardless of the color or social status of those involved. Huck and Jim defy civil law by becoming best friends, letting morality override the law to illustrate the fundamental moral injustices of race relations in the Antebellum South. In Huck Finn, middle of paper, count. like an injury at all. Then he goes on to say "Two years ago last Christmas your Uncle Silas came from New York on the old Lally Tower, and she blew a bolt and maimed a man." (Page 212) This further illustrates the double standard; it didn't matter unless the wound was from a white man. Twain uses blatant ignorance to satirize the stupidity of this racial inequity that was so common at this time in the antebellum South. In the novel Huck Finn, the author repeatedly uses satire to ridicule the folly of racial ignorance and injustice of the time. With his masterful use of role reversal, irony, and obvious portrayal of double standards, Twain illustrates the injustices of different races by contrasting them with example after example of counterargument shown throughout the friendship and Jim and Huck's adventures together..