Mark Twain�s Satire: The Twain Train Keeps Rolling

In this 500-word tribute-satire hybrid, the legacy of Mark Twain is given a 21st-century spin, as educators nationwide board what they�re calling �The Twain Train��a push to make Twain�s biting satire mandatory reading for every high school student who thinks sarcasm started with Tumblr. The article imagines a curriculum where students decode Twain�s prose using emojis and a sarcasm scale from 1 to Gen Z. A fictional Texas school board bans �Huckleberry Finn� not for racism, but �excessive cleverness,� claiming it causes students to question authority. Satirical quotes from a Twain impersonator named Clem �The Sassmaster� Huckleberry bring Twain�s voice into contemporary political debates, especially his opinion that politicians �should be taxed by the lie.� The article touches on how Twain memes are now replacing inspirational quotes in college dorms. English majors are seen picketing for Twain to get a TikTok series. The piece closes with a Twain hologram glitching out at a book fair, muttering, �The secret source of humor is not joy but sadness�and caffeine.� HOW TO WRITE COMEDY: https://comedywriter.info/mark-twains-satire-the-twain-train/ AND http://comedywriter.info/