English, 24.12.2019 20:31 Savageboyn

Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of the adventures of huckleberry finn.

"well, that's what i'm a-saying; all kings is mostly rapscallions, as fur as i can make out."

which of the following groups was twain attempting to satirize with this statement?

the uneducated

the townspeople

the people in power

the people of arkansas

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Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of the adventures of huckleberry finn.

"well, that's wh...