Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Censorship (Ready Reference series))
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Twain
- First Published: 1884
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Adventure
- Subjects: Adolescence, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Midwest, Rivers or waterways, Small-town life, Boys, Runaway children, Fraud, Impostors or imposture
- Locales: Missouri, Mississippi River
The Work
The story of a poor and uneducated boy from eastern Missouri, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is narrated by Huck himself. He relates his adventures as he travels down the Mississippi River on a raft with a runaway slave named Jim. The book satirizes antebellum Southern society and the constraints of civilization, which both Huck and Jim are attempting to escape. Mark Twain’s use of dialects is one of the most original and influential aspects of the novel, and in many ways sets it apart as a masterwork of American literature. However, his use of dialect has...
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