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Mark Twain’s 1884 novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, uses vivid descriptions and dialect to capture the story of Huckleberry Finn, a 14-year old country boy. The novel follows Huck and a runaway slave, Jim, as they travel down the Mississippi River seeking adventure and freedom. Along the way, they meet various characters and challenges from which something can be gained. In the chapters 21-23, their river raft brings them, along with two conmen, the duke and the dauphin, to Bricksville,…

Renowned author Mark Twain in his famous novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn satirizes two prevalent social practices rampant in the South of Pre-Civil War United States: slavery and white supremacy. He does this by employing the rhetorical strategies of irony, absurdity, and pathos to criticizes racism as well as Southern mentality on the topic. He accomplishes this through Huck Finn’s journey with Jim, a runaway-slave. Twain criticizes, through contrasting irony, the Southern…

that he does not respect Jim. Twain clearly shows this when he states, “And his Aunt Polly she said that when old Miss Watson setting Jim free in her will; and so, sure enough, Tom Sawyer had gone and took all that trouble and bother to set a free nigger free” (277). Tom dismissed the fact that Jim was an actual human being and instead prioritized the adventure he wanted by not informing Huck and Jim of the knowledge he had. Tom took advantage of Jim’s situation and could have possibly…

Division and judgment is a common stumbling block we all face. A lot of things divides us from each other. What if because of social division one is stopped from getting to know her true self? What if the people or the thing that was once looked down upon is exactly what is needed to see life in a different perspective? Mrs. Turpin in Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Revelation, is a prejudice and judgmental woman who spends most of her life prying on the lives of everyone around her. Mrs.…

Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of a wild child changing against the morals of his society. This well-known story is told in Huck Finn’s perspective, showing his inner thoughts and views. Mark Twain demonstrates the ethics of the society through the character of Huck Finn. The society that Mark Twain illustrates in the book is very typical of the south in the past. His ideas of morality and society in this book are strongly illustrated, though it is not directly said.…

Considering racism We are far from a perfect world; we have many imperfections as a species. Yet the most common and most controversial topic is racism. It comes in many different forms yet is something that happens all around the world. I chose this topic we speak of today because I myself feel very strongly about it and sadly have fallen victim to it like so many others before me. Profiling happens too much in this country and many others that I feel at times us as a society don’t realize…

Ever since the book was published in 1884, the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by author Mark Twain has been making waves all across the country with its repetitive and controversial use of the word nigger and apparent disregard toward the dignity of black people. The argument has been raging on ever since: Should the original and uncensored version of Huck Finn be allowed as a tool to teach our country’s youth about American Literature? My answer to that question is yes, that with a…

The Unfathomable Banning of Huckleberry Finn Literature throughout all of history has conveyed thoughts, enlightened minds, and has satirized issues of its time. Literature educates those of all ages and knows no bounds. It allows us of the present a look at the past and to those of the past it gives hope of the future. Many of these works have been revered for their brilliance, but one of them specifically has been scored and ridiculed unjustly. That book in particular is The…

A great majority of people are upset due to the fact that the Oscars, for the second consecutive year, did not include any people of color in the nominations list for the acting category. Society voiced their opinions’ on the award show, claiming there to be countless African American actors well deserving of an Oscar. Similarly, Mark Twain’s novel is also accused of being racist. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn depicts a story of a young white boy, Huck Finn, helping Jim, an African American…

If you want a book that relates to real life issues whale talk is the perfect book. This book is banned in many schools for its use of language and expression of racism, it is one of the most real books I have read. Chris Crutcher wrote Whale talk to shed light on a few dark social issues such as bullying and racism, show the irony of society, and last but not least show us there is always hope. Chris Crutcher wrote Whale talk to shed light on a few dark social issues such as bullying and…