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

In chapter 23 of "The adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Huck is discussing the theatrical representation of a tragedy and a funny anecdote that occurred to the main actor. Mark Twain was attempting to satirize the people in power, the third option. The repeated use of the word "rapscallions" in the chapter indicates a mocking of the royal life.

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.