Give two examples of satire in the story "The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg."

In his story "The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg," Mark Twain uses satire to convey a powerful message. One example of satire is the way he pokes fun at a town that is alleged to be incorruptible. The town of Hadleyburg is proud that it is so honest, even to the point of bragging about it. Twain reveals, through the trick of the stranger, that no town is completely incorruptible, and in fact, this town makes a fool of itself when it shows its level of corruption at the possibility of a bag of gold.

The other way Twain uses satire is to reveal the level on which people fall prey to temptation. Though the people of Hadleyburg claim that they would never be so weak as to be tempted, they quickly are when something is put in front of them. Twain shows the people to be ridiculous and immoral as they are tempted by the money, especially when he reveals in the end that the coins are gilded.