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One of the must read classics is "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" . A story told by a young boy who seeks adventure and escape from the "civilized' life. His best friend on this adventure become a run away slave name Jim. In this book you begin to see the changes in the way Finn views Jim, Finn soon become depended on Jim's presence. In this time period, however, blacks are nothing more but property, their presence should only be need in the plantations and in the kitchen. Finn is at the age
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This is just my opinion, but I found Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to be one of the most boring books that I have read.
The book did not appeal to me in any way, sort or form. I felt that the plotline dragged on and Twain's over-embellishment of the n-word to be repulsive. There is no necessity of the use of that word 219 times in a span of 300 pages.
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The book did not appeal to me in any way, sort or form. I felt that the plotline dragged on and Twain's over-embellishment of the n-word to be repulsive. There is no necessity of the use of that word 219 times in a span of 300 pages.
The book follows the story of Huckleberry Finn, a minor character of Tom Sawyer and his escaped slave friend Jim. The story fo ...more
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain is a story describing the adventures of a young white boy, Huck Finn, and a black slave, Jim. Throughout the story, Huck Finn is an independent young boy, he prefers to follow his own rules and do what he pleases. This story is taken place when whites believed that they were better than blacks and more educated. As the reader finishes the story, one may seem that Jim is considered the voice of reason. Although he doesn't have much education, he
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A tale of the adventures of a young boy traveling around with a black man on a river who go through all sorts of mischeivous and unorthodox ordeals. This story has many themes about social and political issues between white men and black men, and Twain uses this story to support his opinion of black equality in America during the Gilded Age. I liked this story for its imagery, characters, and plots. I thought it wasn't that hard to read, but I think it is best to read slower than usual to ensure
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This book was phenomenal. I really enjoyed reading it. Through out the story you really can't tell what might happen next.This book had great uses of metaphors, similes and imagery.The imagery in this book is really great, you can feel as if you are in the adventures with Huck and gym. This book helps you learn how African Americans were stereotyped in the past. A young boy learns to accept them and sees who they really are through his friend and helper which is Jim in the story. Mark Twain help
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Since its publication, this novel has created controversary because of its powerful messages. Mark Twain used literary devices, such as imagery and symbolism to portray themes of racism, societal influence on morality, and the hypocrisy of "civilized" society. I believe "Huck Finn" is a satire against racism because irony is used to develop various characters that ultimately impact the direction of the novel. Additionally, the novel was not just for the public, but also for Mark Twain in the cre
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The adventures of Huckleberry is a great book. It's filled with varies of themes and ideas, making the book alot more relatible. The setting is taking places during the time of slavery. I like the relationship between Huck and Jim, Jim serves as the voice of reason as well as a father figure to Huck. I feel as this book brakes stereotype due to the fact that a slave (Jim) is significant to the protagonist (Huck). I recommend this book to anyone that can understand country dialouge.
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This book was about a relationship formed between a young white boy and a black slave. It shows how their meeting forms into a friendship that helps them both throughout their adventures. It was a pretty difficult read for me because of the language and how Twain wrote it to get us a feel of how the slave spoke. I like how he was able to make us imagine the story out because of that, but it was pretty hard and made me feel the reading was going too slow for me.
Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is an appealing book that tells the story about Huck, a misfit in the society and Jim, who was a runaway slave. The book covers the story of their journey across the Mississippi river and the dangers they faced on the way. It is a unique book about the friendship of a slave and a white man during the times of slavery. As the book progresses, the story becomes more intense and mature. I exceptionally like the fact that the characters in the book a
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This book was a great way for me to understand society in America during the time of slavery. Twain did an excellent job including colloquialism in his writing. This gives the reader a better understanding of the language during this time. The details that he used were also amazing, and helped me picture the conflicts throughout the story. I would recommend this book to older students that want to get a better understanding of American history.
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I found this book to be a bit confusing at times. The book takes place during the Civil War when slavery was still in existence and slaves were trying to escape. Huckleberry Finn is a young boy who has suffered a lot throughout his lie. His father was usually drunk, and he used to beat Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn meets a slave. He tries to help the slave hide out and not get caught for sneaking away. They have several different adventures together. The novel has good supporting details an
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a very symbolic book to read. I remember first hearing about it I immediately thought of Huckleberry Hound, which is a old cartoon. This book is captivating to an extent because the events that occur are very interesting especially during a time period where it was dangerous for African Americans to roam unaccompanied. I thought Twain did an excellent job on emphasizing the likelihood of a white boy and a black man to become friends because it contradicts t
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A lot of the n-word in this book, but overall a good read. (like the site) The book has a lot of layers to it being written by Mark Twain. A sequal to the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, his new subject goes through his adolesent life in the 1840, a time full of slaves and other conflict in America
The adventures of Huuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a novel i would recommend to read. Though many of the parts of book were quite difficult to understand. The novel shows the break of racism and development and maturity towards the attitude of through Huck Finn. The "N-word" commonly mentioned in the book to accentuate the importance and significance it took in the history and culture of the time. The Language of the book is quite complicated but as you analyze the setting and surroundings it
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a confusing book at first but after re-reading a few times, it was comprehensible. I loved all the adventures Huck went through with Jim because it was rare for a white boy to go anywhere with a runaway slave. The author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) was a very ambivalant man and the experiences he went through, he made Huck face them as well. This novel was basically a way for Twain to find his real self which he did. Although the ending I didn't like very m
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I thought the book was worth reading.The plot focuses on Huck and his relationship with a runaway slave, Jim. Huck had his own reasons for running away from home. While he is hiding out on "his" island, he discovers that he's not the only one hiding. Jim, a slave whom he's had a good amount of contact with in the past, has runaway. He's hoping to escape into freedom. The two end up running away together; their destinies become intertwined.
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This was a ok book, the ending was not what I expected. I thought the ending would be more interesting. However over all I like the book Huck reminds me of many young people I know such as myself who quite don't know who they are. I think this book is a great example to show what life was like for a young boy in the south. This book showed themes of family, racism, identity and more. Twain was a genius for making a second book to a child book a novel about life in the south.
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This book was pretty good but not one of the best books. It was funny and at times mysterious. It shows the adventures of Huckleberry Finn a sneaky boy. You should read it if you enjoy those kind of books.
The novel was very good. My favorite part is when the Duck and the dauphin get lynched because I didn't like their actions. In this novel there are many different themes onw I liked the most was superstitions because I found it very creepy.
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Nov 08, 2009
Julie Leung
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