Setting
1) The settings of the book reflects romantic and realist literary movements in many ways. The settings can be categorized by these literary movements. For example, a romantic setting would be in the cave where Tom Sawyer’s Gang meets. Another romantic setting would be Jackson’s Island. In both these places, Huck escapes from reality –something that realism emphasizes. Realistic settings are when he is not on the raft, in caves, or on Jackson’s Island. An example of this scenario would be when he is being civilized by the Widow Douglas. That setting, Widow Douglas’s house, is realistic because things are told as they are. There is no symbols or signs, just Huck being civilized. The floating cabin where Huck’s father is found dead is also a realistic setting where Twain only describes what is seen. “Come in… but doan’ look at his face…” (Twain, 60). Twain tends to have the most serious settings where the …show more content…
I really enjoyed the dialect. Not only is it a somewhat accurate portrayal of actuality, it is also more immersive. Since each character has a unique dialect, one can assign them their own “voice”. Numerous critics, who have several issues with Huck Finn, all praise its dialect. This is for just reason. I’ve never read a book with such a great use of dialogue. The difficulty of effectively incorporating dialect into writing is extremely high. Huck’s dialogue is impressive throughout. He is not alone in this. Jim, Widow Douglass, and Tom all have unique dialects. Through this the book feels more like a movie than it does a piece of American literature. This added to my personal enjoyment. At times it may be difficult to understand. This is a reasonable complaint and may change the meaning of the story for some people. I think that the creation of a modernized version might allow for the book to become more accessible as the decoding of dialect is sometimes
1) The settings of the book reflects romantic and realist literary movements in many ways. The settings can be categorized by these literary movements. For example, a romantic setting would be in the cave where Tom Sawyer’s Gang meets. Another romantic setting would be Jackson’s Island. In both these places, Huck escapes from reality –something that realism emphasizes. Realistic settings are when he is not on the raft, in caves, or on Jackson’s Island. An example of this scenario would be when he is being civilized by the Widow Douglas. That setting, Widow Douglas’s house, is realistic because things are told as they are. There is no symbols or signs, just Huck being civilized. The floating cabin where Huck’s father is found dead is also a realistic setting where Twain only describes what is seen. “Come in… but doan’ look at his face…” (Twain, 60). Twain tends to have the most serious settings where the …show more content…
I really enjoyed the dialect. Not only is it a somewhat accurate portrayal of actuality, it is also more immersive. Since each character has a unique dialect, one can assign them their own “voice”. Numerous critics, who have several issues with Huck Finn, all praise its dialect. This is for just reason. I’ve never read a book with such a great use of dialogue. The difficulty of effectively incorporating dialect into writing is extremely high. Huck’s dialogue is impressive throughout. He is not alone in this. Jim, Widow Douglass, and Tom all have unique dialects. Through this the book feels more like a movie than it does a piece of American literature. This added to my personal enjoyment. At times it may be difficult to understand. This is a reasonable complaint and may change the meaning of the story for some people. I think that the creation of a modernized version might allow for the book to become more accessible as the decoding of dialect is sometimes