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    (1885) but set during it (1840) Sequel to the adventures of Huck Finn Mark Twain- one of the greatest American writers (real name Samuel Clemen) The name Mark Twain (twain- to cut something in too) has something to do with steamboating because he was briefly a pilot on a steamboat many of his writings have to do with Steamboats--especially Huck Finn Famous for both nonfiction and fiction Tom Sawyer was a childrens book set out Huck finn as a childrens book but it became much more serious Other

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    Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain Chapter 1: -This book is written in a first person point of view -Huck is known from Tom’s story‚ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer -Huck and Tom found 6000 dollars‚ which is a lot of money in this era -Miss Watson is very nice to have taken Huck in -There is a lot of racism in the book because of the time period it takes place in -It seems like Tom Sawyer is Huck’s role model Chapter 2: -Takes place in a time of slavery -Jim keeps the same five cents on a string around

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    Finn’s Road to Maturation Huck states to Judge Thatcher "Please take it‚ and don’t ask me nothing—then I won’t have to tell no lies” (16). That quote is said by Huck to Judge Thatcher when Huck finds his pap is in town and pap will try to take his money. The Maturation of Huckleberry Finn is important because its about Huck making the right decisions to help him and Jim to freedom. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ by Mark Twain‚ begins with Huck introducing himself. He is wild and carefree‚ playing

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    When He Was Schooled

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    were many characters that were schooled in this novel. For example Capricorn‚ Sophie‚and Zach were schooled. They get schooled by their changes in the story . Most of these characters change ‚ or are dynamic in the story . Others stay static . Schooled is an appropriate title. One of the characters that was schooled was Zach Powers .The way he was schooled was him making fun of Cap‚ but Cap becomes more popular than him . So Zach learned

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    hiding on Jackson’s Island‚ Huck and Jim discover a floating house on the river. Upon further inspection‚ Jim locates a gruesome body and instructs Huck to keep his distance. When Jim covers up the cadaver‚ he is demonstrating a protective and fatherly influence on Huck. Although worldly and repugnant aspects of life have shattered Huck’s innocence‚ Jim’s comparatively spotless provision illustrates a resilient parental role. Furthermore‚ Twain describes Jim’s love for Huck during the fog river scene

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    need for it. William Bridges says that Huck will always be a loaner in society because it would allow them to instill values and demand that he meets cultural needs. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in an excellent account of the need for companionship‚ especially the male-bonding relationship. In the novel‚ Mark Twain creates an interesting relationship between two seemingly opposite characters: a white boy and a black man. Right away‚ the reader realizes this relationship seems not only odd‚ but

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    Superstition in Huck Finn

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    the characters in Mark Twain’s‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn beg to differ. Examples of superstition are abundant throughout the novel. Allowing characters in a novel to have superstitions makes their lives more realistic and the reading more enjoyable. Huck and Jim’s superstitions cause them grief‚ help them get through‚ and sometimes get them into trouble in their lengthy runaway journey. Although both of these characters tend to be quite rational‚ they quickly become irrational when anything

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    Twain critiques the 19th century society. He does this by making multiple comments about racism. To help develop Twian’s comment on racism he uses Irony‚ Satire‚ and Conflict. In the novel the idea is given that blacks are less superior than the white man. If a black was to have certain actions‚ such as being smart or kind‚ everyone is surprised because blacks are viewed almost as if they are animals. Twain also makes many remarks about how if a black does act like that‚ that they are acting white

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    assume that the aim of civilizations is for humanity to function together‚ jointly and cooperatively‚ so that humans produce and experience the benefits of moral people who live and act together. However‚ in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ the reverse is true. The swap in societal stereotypes is apparent in the king and the duke’s production of the Royal Nonesuch as well as Huck and Jim’s pleasant journey down the Mississippi after escaping the family feud between the Grangerfords

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    Huck Finn-Racism

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    By: HJK Is Huck Finn A Racist Book? Ever since its publication over a hundred years ago‚ controversy has swarmed around one of Mark Twain’s most popular novels‚ Huck Finn. Even then‚ many educators supported its dismissal from school libraries. For post Civil-War Americans‚ the argument stemmed from Twain’s use of spelling errors‚ poor grammar‚ and curse words. In the politically correct 1990’s however‚ the point of argument has now shifted to one of the major themes of the book: Racism. John

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