Abstract:Mark Twain, a well-known American humorist, novelist, and writer, was an outstanding representative of American realism literature in the late 19th century. Twain was a very productive writer who wrote a pretty lot of novels, short stories, and travelogues. But it was his novels that won him international reputation. Among his novels, the most famous ones are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain presented the panorama of social life through his humorous and satiric tongue, which showed his writing talent from a full sense and reached the zenith of his literary achievement. Mark Twain is not only a master of humor, but also a master of satire. His writing style is a combination of humor and satire, with nifty pun of words to condemn the unhealthy tendency in society. While his works are making people laughing, meanwhile they are provocative. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is his masterpiece. Twain made use of a great amount of slangs and dialects from different regions, making the American novel colloquialism unprecedented in history. [1] Especially he based his writing style on humor and satire, which becoming a particular style of his own and having a profound influence on later writers. 

Keywords: Mark Twain; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; humor; satire

Contents

中文摘要

Abstract

Chapter 1 Introduction-1

1.1 Mark Twain and His Literary Works- 1

1.2 An Brief Introduction to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-  2 

1.3 Literature Review-3 

Chapter 2 Humor and Satire-

2. 1 Humor-5

2.1.1 The Definition of Humor-5

2.1.2 The Effects of Humor-5

2.2 Satire-5

2.2.1 The Definition of Satire-5

2.2.2 The Function of Satire-6

2.3 Artistic Effects of the Combination of Humor and Satire-6

Chapter 3 Humor and Satire in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-7

3.1 Mark Twain’s Writing Style in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’s-....7

3.2 Humor and Satire in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-7

Chapter 4 Humor and Satire in Twain’s Works and Their Influence on Later Literature-11

Chapter 5 Conclusion-13

References-15

Acknowledgments-16