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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Introduction
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain1835-1910 “flame of Haley’s
Comet”1884Samuel Longhorn Clemens-
humorist in frontier tradition“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of
Calaveras County”The Adventures of Tom Sawyer-
1876
Wrote the novel from 1878-1882
England-1884 US-1885
Controversial-banned because deemed immoral for young readers
1886-royalty check for $54,000-vindicated
Following death of wife and both daughters-Twain died on April 21, 1910
Picaresque novel-novel depicting adventures of young hero who grows throughout novel
First page of novel states action took place “forty to fifty years ago” – 1st decade of Twain’s life
Pre-Civil War years-growing debate of slavery
Colloquial language-dialect-vernacular
First Great American Novel
First Person POV
Irony-Situational irony enhances theme of prejudice versus respect for human dignity
Themes
Truth versus falsehood
Civilization versus natural instincts and nature
Prejudice and respect for human dignity
Man as an individual as opposed to man in a group
Symbols
The Mississippi River-life’s journey, Providence, nature—often called 3rd protagonist
Raft-natural simplicity of protagonists
Steamboat-civilization
Satire
Twain used satire to target romantic view of life
Symbolized by Tom’s escapades, the wrecked steamboat, the Grangerfords (gentility conflicts with their brutal lifestyle)
Abolitionists
Frederick Douglass-slave mother-white father
Born near 1817-1895
Forced to leave country for 2 years to raise money for his own freedom
Famous orator—Knowledge is Power-campaigned for Lincoln-Civil War-Mass. Negroes-federal offices-Min. to Haiti
Frederick Douglass
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave: Written by Himself 1845
Primary Source
Works Cited
www.americanmemory.gov
Teacher notes
E2-R1.3 Demonstrate the ability to apply integrated strategies to evaluate selections from a variety of literary genres and real-world texts.
E2-R1.6 Demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions and make inferences.
E2-R1.9 Demonstrate the ability to read several works on a particular topic, paraphrase the ideas and synthesize them with ideas from other authors addressing the same topic.
E2-W1.3 Demonstrate the ability to develop an extended response around a central idea, using relevant supporting details.
E2-W1.4 Demonstrate the ability to revise for clarity through collaboration, conferencing, and self-evaluation.
E2-RS3.1 Demonstrate the ability to synthesize information from a variety of sources, including those accessed through technology.
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