Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great story of adventure written by Mark Twain during the time of slavery. It takes place in the South on the Mississippi and really gives the reader a good feeling of what life was like. Along with it's counter part the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, this book is one of my personal favorites in literature.
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I grew up reading the book. The first time I read a Mark Twain book I actually read the abridged version of Tom Sawyer. Then I read the abridged version of Huckleberry Finn. Then I read the original Tom Sawyer and read the original Huckleberry Finn after that. Even after I read the stories I read them a couple more times. My dad was the one who suggested them to me and my mom hated them. She said both those books taught me not to do my home school work. Of course this was only slightly true but still they are great pieces of literary artwork.
ReplyDeleteHunter, It's interesting that your mother thought they were teaching you to not do your work :)! Great books, both... I'm so glad you enjoy them.
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Dear Missy,
ReplyDeleteThanks yea I was always surprised she believed that as well.
Well I've reached one of my favorite parts in the story. The duke and the king. Two phony impostors who get whats coming to them. The only other part I can remember I liked more than the duke and the king is when Huck when he meets Tom Sawyer again.
Although I have gotten fairly far in this book, I still can't remember the ending to the book. I feel like it was a happy ending but I really can't remember it. Just goes to show how bad my 1-5 years ago memory is.
Hi, Hunter,
ReplyDeleteWhat will you do when you're my age if your memory is so bad now? ;)
What do you think of the character of Jim? Twain has been criticized by both white and black readers over the years. Do you think Twain's characterization of him is racist, as some people contend?
Enjoy-
Missy
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ReplyDeleteI don't believe that Twain was being racist. He was writing realistically for the time he lived in. Twain shouldn't be writing in any other way. The reason people are offended by the character Jim is because they're afraid of the truth behind him. They don't want to admit that people treated black people the way they did so they emotionally react to it. I personally like Jim. He's an interesting character, believing in voodoo, and he is much nicer than most of the white characters.
ReplyDeleteJim is a very interesting character, isn't he? It was strange for white readers in the 19th century to read about a Black character who had thoughts, feelings, and dreams just like they did. If I remember correctly, when it was first banned by the Concord, MA library, the board said it was because it would encourage young boys to behave badly ;). What do you think Jim's belief in voodoo shows about his life?
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ReplyDeleteJim is one of my favorite characters, he is the only character I can think of in the book who cares more about other people than himself. In a lot of ways Jim seems sort of childish, but ti turns out he is a fairly smart and emotional person. One part I remember very clearly is when Jim told Huck about his family. He told him about his "deef and dumb" daughter, and his wife and kids. Huck really cares about Jim too, when Jim is captured Huck really does try hard and succeeds in getting him free. The bond Huck and Jim forge as the story goes on is interesting as well. Originally they were a black slave and a white boy, but as the book goes on they become more like brothers.
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