The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Satirical View of the Old South Elaborate uses of race, unprecedented statements about the role of religion and an overall mockery of the society of the old south serve as a method of conveying Mark Twain's opinion of society. In his dandy riverboat adventure The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain attacks the traditions of slavery, racism, and the accepted traditions of the old south. He helped expose the hypocrisies of the southern society through this novel. Twain stands firmly by his principles. He is a firm believer that slavery is sinister. It was a w