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How do protagonists in American Literature appear to be descendants of Huckleberry Finn in terms of their attitudes and perceptions?
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How does Huck Finn connect to us as Americans?
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How does Aunt Sally's reaction to the black man being killed in an explosion on the steamboat reflect society's attitude towards blacks?
Created by i2ain on Mar 18, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
Discuss "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" as a satirical novel. Define the term satire and cite at least four examples from the novel.
Created by mavericksrule23 on Mar 5, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.- In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" contrast Huck's and Tom's plans to free Jim.
Created by i2ain on Mar 4, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group. - What plot difficulties do you think Twain was trying to work out when he set aside his manuscript for two years?
Created by eli321 on Mar 1, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group. - What would be some good discussion questions for Chapters 30-31?
Created by pinkbowkmw993 on Mar 1, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group. - What would be a good discussion question for Chapters 28-29 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Created by pinkbowkmw993 on Feb 25, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group. - Opinions on whether "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" should have been "banned or not."
Created by ms-melisa on Feb 24, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
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You could also use the words "slave" and "free" (or "white"), since Huck discovers that Jim is a...
Posted by bullgatortail on Dec 9, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
You could certainly say that "A person's conscience can be superior to the well-educated mind of...
Posted by scarletpimpernel on Dec 9, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
There is surely more than one way to answer this question. It may, perhaps, depend on what...
Posted by pohnpei397 on Dec 9, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
Part of the Transcendentalist philosophy was that moral concepts must be determined and accepted...
Posted by enotechris on Dec 6, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
Please see this link for a previously asked question and answer.
Posted by brandih on Sep 29, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
There are many targets of Twain's satire in this work. The hypocrisy of human nature is just...
Posted by amy-lepore on Sep 28, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
One of the classic examples of satire is Twain's description of Emmaline Grangerford and her...
Posted by mrsmonica on Sep 28, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
In addition to the previous posts, I think Twain is also satirizing the Romantic/Transcendental...
Posted by writergal06 on Sep 28, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.- The land/river contrast is reminiscent of the basic philosophy of Romanticism, that evil is found...
Posted by mshurn on Sep 27, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group. 
Echoing the previous post's sentiment, I would suggest that Twain is quite skilled at being able...
Posted by akannan on Sep 24, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.- Society's hypocrisy is the target of Twain's criticism. From promoting slavery as morally right...
Posted by scarletpimpernel on Sep 24, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group. - There is not much to add to post #2 because Twain obviously uses the river to express freedom and...
Posted by scarletpimpernel on Sep 24, 2009 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
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