while I struck a light the snake's mate was there, and bit him” (Twain 59). Although Huck did not know the snake’s mate would come to attack Jim, he did know that seeing a dead snake on his blanket would give Jim a lot of anxiety. By using informal diction, Twain satirizes how pranksters, like Huck, will always find pleasure at the expense of another’s well being. Society continuously creates entertainment from the pain of others, but entertainment does not justify injuring, or in some cases,…
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