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 speaker dismisses kings as “mostly rapscallions,” meaning dishonest or disreputable people. Twain uses this remark to mock rulers and others who hold authority, suggesting that powerful people are often corrupt. The statement is therefore aimed at the people in power, not at an educational group or a particular town.

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