Mark Twain and the Brazen Serpent

Focusing on the overarching theme of religious satire in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this study reveals the novel''s hidden motive, moral and plot. The author considers generations of criticism spanning the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, along with new textual evidence showing how Twain''s richly evocative style dissects Huck''s conscience to propose humane amorality as a corrective to mora...