The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group
I need help with Huckleberry Finn???
Created by danielle413 on Nov 6, 2008 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
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 xkxkonvict on Oct 17, 2008 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
How does Twain force us to look at ourselves?
Created by dbello on Aug 4, 2008 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.- Was Huck an Emerson "Transcendentalist"?
Created by dbello on Jul 30, 2008 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group. 
Discuss whether or not it is ever right to break a rule or law in order to follow one's conscience
Created by sweetsoso on Mar 12, 2008 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.
In the name of "Sivilization"
Created by amy-lepore on Nov 29, 2007 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group.- Culture in the era of American Slavery
Created by amy-lepore on Nov 15, 2007 in the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Group. 
Twain a Racist?
Created by jamie-wheeler on Oct 27, 2007 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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