Sarcasm is a sharply mocking or contemptuous remark, but it can be light-hearted as well (3). An example of sarcasm in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is in Chapter 26 where Huck uses this device when he communicated with the meek Joanna about King Louis XVI going to his church despite the fact that the king died years ago. “Who? William Fourth? Well, I bet I have -- he goes to our church ( Twain 1884)" and "Yes -- regular. His pew's right over opposite ourn -- on t'other side the pulpit (Twain 1884)." By using sarcasm, Twain satirized women by showing how gullible they can be as Joanna went along with everything Huck said about King Louis XVI and did not think reasonably about what Huck told
Sarcasm is a sharply mocking or contemptuous remark, but it can be light-hearted as well (3). An example of sarcasm in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is in Chapter 26 where Huck uses this device when he communicated with the meek Joanna about King Louis XVI going to his church despite the fact that the king died years ago. “Who? William Fourth? Well, I bet I have -- he goes to our church ( Twain 1884)" and "Yes -- regular. His pew's right over opposite ourn -- on t'other side the pulpit (Twain 1884)." By using sarcasm, Twain satirized women by showing how gullible they can be as Joanna went along with everything Huck said about King Louis XVI and did not think reasonably about what Huck told