Satire is the use of irony or sarcasm to expose vice or folly. Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a very talented writer and use's satire a great deal in the novel. This novel is not only an adventure story but also a comedy in the way that Mark Twain pokes fun at the way people have become to be. He uses the flaws of man to make this novel a joy to read. "When we was ready to shove off we was a quarter of a mile below the island, and it was pretty broad day; so I made Jim lay down in the canoe and cover up w ....