THE ARTISTIC AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF PARODY AND PASTICHE IN MARK TWAIN’S THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Keywords:
parody, pastiche, Mark Twain, American realism, satire, narrative technique, social criticism, intertextuality, Huckleberry FinnAbstract
This paper investigates the artistic, structural, and social functions of parody and pastiche in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the most influential works in the development of American realist literature. As important literary devices, parody and pastiche allow Twain not only to challenge established literary traditions but also to present a profound critique of 19th-century American society. The research particularly focuses on how Twain transforms these techniques into instruments of social criticism, realism, and literary innovation.
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