Lesson 47

Today’s Agenda SAT Question of the Day #20 The Grangerfords and the Sherperdsons Satire Caricatures Read and annotate chapters for Lesson 49 OBJECTIVE: Students will examine Twain’s use of SATIRE to convey the true meaning of the novel.

SAT Question of the Day #20 The notion (A)of allowing the (B)institution of slavery (C)to continue to exist in a democratic society had not appealed to either the violent followers of John Brown (D)nor the peaceful disciples of Sojourner Truth. (E)No error

Huck and the Grangerfords How does the novel’s tone change?

DEFINED  writing that pokes fun at issues in order to bring about change  sometimes uncomfortable  uneasy humor ELEMENTS OF SATIRE  Exaggeration  Humor  Irony  ParodySteve MobsSteve Mobs  Ridicule  Sarcasm  Understatement SATIRE

What is Twain’s statement about the following topics:  Religion  Slavery  Southerners (not all– just those like Pap)  Southern Aristocrats  Southern Feuding Families  Sir Walter Scott  Romanticism of Death

Satirical Caricatures Caricatures are exaggerations of an issue/person/place, etc. You are to draw a picture that depicts Twain’s feelings about the issue assigned to your group. Your picture should display both your understanding of the events in the book and your understanding of the use of satire. Use the book to help you with the specifics. (It should be evident that your picture comes from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.) Under your picture, write a one paragraph summary of what Twain is satirizing.

Satirical Caricatures - Examples Come with me, Robot Jim. I will get you away from Ms. Watson! /: stn> In an effort to make The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a novel that is politically correct, “Nigger Jim” has been replaced with “Robot Jim.” This cartoon uses ridicule to show that the censorship of the “offensive” aspects of the novel in order to alleviate public outcry actually dehumanizes Jim’s character and changes the entire meaning of the book.

Read and annotate chapters for Lesson 48