weapon.Рmon feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant"[2]—but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to attack.РIn the Adventure of Tom Sawyer, Twain does not confine himself to telling a simple children’s story. He is, as always, the satirist mentator on the foibles of human nature. As the mentator, Twain often steps in ments on the absurdity of human nature.Р In Tom Sawyer, he is content with mild admonitions about the human race. For example, after Tom has tricked the other boys into painting the fence for him, the voice of
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