Does the Audience Deserve This???

Did Mark Twain give us the ending we truly deserved? Majority of you reading this probably does not think so. But let me ask you this question, is the audience entitled to say what they think they do and do not deserve? Mark Twain, a satirical genius, does not owe us anything. In MMMYYYYY opinion, I do not believe the ending of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, deserves all the criticism it received. Everyone claims the ending was “anticlimactic” and “a waste of a read”, but what did you really expect? After all, the very first paragraph warns the audience to not look for a motive, plot, or rhyme or reason with anything that happens. That would include the ending. Many readers, including myself, were expecting an ending that consisted of Huck and Tom having this epiphany moment and finally doing the right thing and setting Jim free. That is what made the ending so unpredictable and exciting! No one expected Tom to come out with the news “oh by the way, you were already free Jim and it was  unnecessary to have you do all these tasks, butttttt at least you proved yourself worthy!!! Haha surprise??” Yeah no. Totally caught us off guard, HOWEVER, this pushes this satirical effect of the nonexistent plot. The ending that no one believes they deserved, matches the ironic mayhem that has developed throughout Huck and Jim’s adventures. Overall the ending shocked and upset millions of readers, but you can’t say Mark Twain did not warn us!