The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

What is the irony of the "Walter Scott"?

Chapters 12 through 16

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In Twain's description of the Walter Scott, he shows the irony of romanticism. The Walter Scott is wrecked in the same way that Twain perceives the "wreck" of romantic ideals. 

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THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

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