Freedom to Fate
In November of 1835, Samuel L. Clemens, pen name Mark Twain was born in Missouri. There he spent his adolescent years until him and his family moved to Hannibal, a town off the Mississippi River. In Hannibal, Clemens would not only grow up but would develop his love for writing. Although Hannibal was not a big city, it was situated off the Mississippi River which made it a water town. This small detail became Clemens’ greatest inspiration used in his works from the steamboat, the water town, and the people who were around at the time Clemens merged these factors into his most classic works The adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Most importantly, these novel making factors were integrated into the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. By analyzing chapters 41-42 from the novel, Clemens evidently writes about a mistreated boy who by a series of events finds his own fate. Through the use of setting, character choice, and symbolism Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn suggests that one’s happiness can stem from letting “fate” …show more content…
Twain uses the mentioned literary devices exquisitely and even subtly by connecting them to one another. By choosing Hannibal, by creating ethnically diverse characters, and by utilizing a symbol as simple as the river Twain knits together the separate but complementary pieces of the story. Together these elements pull in the story, and allow the readers to analyze and understand the story’s purpose, one’s own fate. Nonetheless, author Mark Twain unlike many before him managed to create a story full of endless meanings, endless unspoken connections, and even endless controversy’s considering its date published. Freedom was what ignited the beginning of an adventure for Huck and Jim, but the outcome was nothing more than –
In November of 1835, Samuel L. Clemens, pen name Mark Twain was born in Missouri. There he spent his adolescent years until him and his family moved to Hannibal, a town off the Mississippi River. In Hannibal, Clemens would not only grow up but would develop his love for writing. Although Hannibal was not a big city, it was situated off the Mississippi River which made it a water town. This small detail became Clemens’ greatest inspiration used in his works from the steamboat, the water town, and the people who were around at the time Clemens merged these factors into his most classic works The adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Most importantly, these novel making factors were integrated into the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. By analyzing chapters 41-42 from the novel, Clemens evidently writes about a mistreated boy who by a series of events finds his own fate. Through the use of setting, character choice, and symbolism Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn suggests that one’s happiness can stem from letting “fate” …show more content…
Twain uses the mentioned literary devices exquisitely and even subtly by connecting them to one another. By choosing Hannibal, by creating ethnically diverse characters, and by utilizing a symbol as simple as the river Twain knits together the separate but complementary pieces of the story. Together these elements pull in the story, and allow the readers to analyze and understand the story’s purpose, one’s own fate. Nonetheless, author Mark Twain unlike many before him managed to create a story full of endless meanings, endless unspoken connections, and even endless controversy’s considering its date published. Freedom was what ignited the beginning of an adventure for Huck and Jim, but the outcome was nothing more than –