Terms Huck Finn Test Dr. Rob 3/18/2025

Innate Depravity: Inherently flawed, born evil

Narrative persona: the voice or character that an author adopts to tell a story

Narrative Distance: How active the author’s persona is in the story

Satire: Literature that mocks for a purpose

Parody: An imitation for comedic affect

Dues Ex Machia: “God from machine”, something entirely impossible happens because the author wants it to

Picaresque: Somebody on the run, story

Bildungsroman: A “coming of age” story.

The “id”: Animal self (what drives us to meet our physical needs)

EGO - Conscious Self (The ability to think and evaluate)

SUPER-EGO - Social Self (The things I do because I am expected to, societal involvement) 

Malapropism: the intentional misuse of a word for dramatic or comedic affect