Jim in the end of the book. "The law [at that time] [...] says Huck is
             doing an awful thing in harboring Jim" (Morrow 158).
             A closer reading of the book reveals Twain's serious satiric intent. For instance, in
             the scene when Aunt Sally hears of a steamboat explosion, Twain's usage of satire comes
             "Good gracious! anybody hurt?" she asks.
             "No'm," comes the answer. "Killed a nigger" (Twain 167).
             Anyone who feels that Mark Twain meant this literally is clearly missing his true intent.
             Twain is trying to effectively underscore the chilling truth about the old south--that it was
             a society where perfectly "nice" people did not consider the death of a black person worth
             Understanding what the piece is saying and recognizing that it is written in satiric
             form, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn proves to be "some of the most significant
             anti-racist literature" rather than the pro-slavery work it is often proc
             ...