Mark Twain seems to understand American Society more than most people do today. In his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain masterfully criticizes social and moral issues while revealing political problems that Many problems of Mark Twain's time are still present today. Every type of government is bound to have problems. Some problems are unique to a specific form of government, some are found in all. A democracy, sadly, is most likely to be controlled by those most unfit for control, breeding ignorance, hypocrisy, and social class divisions resulting in social and economic oppression.

Thesis: Through a well-developed plot and complex characters, Twain highlights some of the most troubling flaws and results of democratic society.

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"His work examines the inability and, often, unwillingness of the ordinary person to express disapproval of obvious corruption and damaging leadership so as to avoid retribution of any kind, including scorn and disapproval...