Huckleberry Finn: How it expressed Mark Twain's pessimistic views on the South's social and governmental's system

Mark Twain uses Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to express his pessimistic views on Southern Society during the Reconstruction time period. He asserts his opinions on human values such as greed and racism and shows his ridiculing views on religion and government institutions. Twain obviously was dissatisfied with the overall ethics of humanity and cleverly used a teenage boy to state his disagreement with the South's moral principles. One moral value that that …

…family. Twain made is so the reader would feel sympathy towards Jim. Huck never mentions that slavery is morally wrong, but through Jim's feelings, Twain's true feelings of slavery are revealed. The Adventure's of Huckleberry Finn is filled with double meaning and satirical plot lines. It contributes valuable insight on Southern Culture during the Reconstruction Era. Also, Mark Twain's criticism of America showed that the South was in a dire situation both governmentally and socially.