William Feather once said “One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” That is exactly what Mark Twain did in his classic novel, The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Despite the fact that many people and schools find the book containing vulgar language and not appropriate. The tale of Huck Finn and his adventure down one of the greatest rivers in America deem the novel to be a classic American tale. Huckleberry Finn doesn’t grow up like a happy everyday kid. There is no mention of his mother in the novel. His father was an alcoholic also considered the town joke. Huck Finn’s father used Huck to make money by making Huck do the labor. His father took him away from the town into a secluded area of the town. From there
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What the reader has to keep in mind however is that the book is based in antebellum America, right before the civil war. The slavery and the treatment of colored people display the history of the United States. There are many struggles that they face. For instance being sold off and separates you from your own family and the abuse that they would face was very malevolent. The book states, “’ But I noticed dey waz a nigger trader roun’ de place… de wider she gwyne to sell me down to Orleans, but she didn’t want to, but she could git eight hund’d dollars for me. En it’ us such a big stack o’ money she couldn’ resis,” (Twain. 43). This shows that the slaves that lived in America weren’t treated as people but they were considered property. At the time countries were still into slavery and the African American had no rights. The issue will further lead onto the fight for freedom, which America is very famously known for. The Civil War resulted due to slave rights and emancipating the slaves. Huckleberry Finn just shows the previous struggles. It was the struggle of separation and being sold and not having a home. The African American slave trade did not debilitate the United States. Slavery made the United States unify later on and become one nation. The constant mention of African American in Huck Finn helps the reader analyze the importance of slavery and how slavery impacts present day. For instance, in the novel of Huck Finn, even though being an abolitionist is seen as ignominious, the fact that Huckleberry still helps steal Jim, back shows that American never gave up before in any war and an American wouldn’t give up a war against the rights and wrongs of society. Thus, displaying the history of slavery and abolitionist. There are also sexist remarks made in the book. The novel states, “Throw stiff- armed from the shoulder , like there was a pivot there for it to turn on, like a girl, not from the wrist and elbow
What the reader has to keep in mind however is that the book is based in antebellum America, right before the civil war. The slavery and the treatment of colored people display the history of the United States. There are many struggles that they face. For instance being sold off and separates you from your own family and the abuse that they would face was very malevolent. The book states, “’ But I noticed dey waz a nigger trader roun’ de place… de wider she gwyne to sell me down to Orleans, but she didn’t want to, but she could git eight hund’d dollars for me. En it’ us such a big stack o’ money she couldn’ resis,” (Twain. 43). This shows that the slaves that lived in America weren’t treated as people but they were considered property. At the time countries were still into slavery and the African American had no rights. The issue will further lead onto the fight for freedom, which America is very famously known for. The Civil War resulted due to slave rights and emancipating the slaves. Huckleberry Finn just shows the previous struggles. It was the struggle of separation and being sold and not having a home. The African American slave trade did not debilitate the United States. Slavery made the United States unify later on and become one nation. The constant mention of African American in Huck Finn helps the reader analyze the importance of slavery and how slavery impacts present day. For instance, in the novel of Huck Finn, even though being an abolitionist is seen as ignominious, the fact that Huckleberry still helps steal Jim, back shows that American never gave up before in any war and an American wouldn’t give up a war against the rights and wrongs of society. Thus, displaying the history of slavery and abolitionist. There are also sexist remarks made in the book. The novel states, “Throw stiff- armed from the shoulder , like there was a pivot there for it to turn on, like a girl, not from the wrist and elbow