The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a Bildungsroman, a novel that traces the intellectual, moral and psychological growth of a young protagonist. The novel is largely motivated by two conflicts: the external conflict to bring Jim to freedom, and the internal conflict within Huck between his sense of right and wrong and society's definition of right and wrong. Huck has a series of "adventures", making many observations about human nature and the South as he does. He progressively rejects the values ​​of the dominant society and matures morally in doing so. Huck's growing maturity is seen in his thoughts and actions as he interacts with feuding neighbors, crooks, and the hypocritical emotions of a religious revival and a funeral. Mark Twain uses Huckleberry Finn as a narrator to provide a practical and naive view of society, which allows for satirical commentary on society's traditions and assumptions. Satire is a particularly effective tool as it neither accuses nor denigrates but simply implies defects with irony, exaggeration and sarcasm. While the reader enjoys and laughs at others, the reader is also challenged to think about whether this laughter is directed at him as well. By using an innocent boy, Huck, as a narrator, Twain is able to portray the stupidity and faulty reasoning of society. Twain demonstrates these flaws throughout the novel by developing Huck's maturity and satirizing society's decisions. One of Twain's main purposes in writing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is to satirize the stupidity of human nature. He uses Huck, an innocent boy, to point out how humans, by nature, will follow anything and everything someone in power tells them. Through the feud between Shepherdson and Grangerford, Twain is able to satirize humanity... middle of paper... and would make more money. It makes fun of many different social issues of the time in a humorous way with very simple terms to highlight the simplicity and stupidity of many people. I believe high school students should read the novel because the themes are still relevant today. For example, Huck is influenced by society's views on blacks and slavery, which prevents him from seeing Jim as a human being until the end of the novel. Students can use it in reference to any social issue of the time to realize that society is not always right about life and they must decide for themselves what the right decision is, just as Huck had to decide between his definition of right and wrong . and the social definition of right and wrong. Overall, Twain is extremely effective in criticizing society's flaws while also providing humor to his criticisms.