What are some quotes from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that describe Tom and Huck?
here, i have found some quotes that i think will work...pleaseee vote me best answer, this took forever, you had a hard question! "Sometimes I lifted a chicken that warn’t roosting comfortable, and took him along. Pap always said, take a chicken when you get a chance, because if you don’t want him yourself you can easy find somebody that does, and a good deed ain’t ever forgot. I never see papa when he didn’t want the chicken himself, but that is what he used to say, anyway." The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, ch. 12 (1885). this describes how huck actually is a good person, how he only takes what he needs, and tries to be morally consious of what he iis doing. "I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can’t stand it. I been there before." Ch. 43 This shows how Huck is actually behaving in a way that he feels is correct. He just needs a role model, and how strong he is for not changing based on the influence of other people. "But that’s always the way; it don’t make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person’s conscience ain’t got no sense, and just goes for him anyway.... It takes up more room than all the rest of a person’s insides, and yet ain’t no good, nohow. Tom Sawyer thinks the same." CH. 33 This shows how Tom and Huck are basically good people, they are moral, and have a sense of conscience, just that sometimes their sense of adventure takes over... well i think thats all im going to write cuz people ask this kind of stuff the day before they have to turn it in and then forget to come back and check... hope you got/get what you needed!
In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, how do Tom and Huck's views about Jim differ?
Huck starts to see Jim as a human being, but Tom does not. Just look at how cruel Tom is when they try to 'rescue' Jim in the later chapters. Tom knows that Jim is actually free but doesn't tell Jim or Huck that, Tom just wants to have fun and pretend to free Jim. Only at the end does Tom tell Jim and Huck that he is free.
Was Huck Finn from the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn black?
Huck is white. The character Jim, who Huck travels with down the river, is a runaway slave.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn!? Help?
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (often shortened to Huck Finn) is a novel written by Mark Twain and published in 1884. It is commonly regarded one of the Great American Novels, and is one of the first major American novels written in the vernacular, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, best friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels. The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River. By satirizing a Southern antebellum society that was already anachronistic at the time of its publication, the book is an often scathing look at entrenched attitudes, particularly racism. The drifting journey of Huck and his friend Jim, a runaway slave, down the Mississippi River on their raft may be one of the most enduring images of escape and freedom in all of American literature. http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitN... http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/ http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitN... http://www.novelguide.com/huckleberryfin... http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monk... http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/T... http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barr... http://www.bookwolf.com/Free_Booknotes/H... http://summarycentral.tripod.com/theadve...
Ernest Hemingway called Huck Finn the “great American novel.” Twain was exceptionally anti-racist when he wrote the book, so those who find the book to be racist are well off the mark. In fact, the clear hero of the book is, in fact, Jim!Twain was one of the first writers to actually present characters speaking as people of that time actually spoke. Those who object to that would likely have novels with characters speaking as readers wish they spoke, I suppose, but it is the reality inherent in Twain’s writing which is key to the greatness of his works.By the way, Twain paid for several full scholarships at Yale for blacks. In his travels, he spoke against slavery, racism and imperialism with vigor. Anyone thinking him “racist” should at least read his autobiography, where they will be quickly disabused of that misconception.
Adding the word 'The' to "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" seems to be a capricious afterthought by reviewers, editors, publishers etc. Most references to the book in search engines refer to it as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (Note that the actual title is in bold face, the word 'The'" is not. Clemens definitely intended the final title to be "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."Here is an excerpt from a scholarly discussion of adding the definite article 'the':Those are screenshots from Artistic Liberties page which would not allow copy and paste. An edition I have is from "The Family Mark Twain", Harper and Row, 1973 and the word 'the' is added to "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." I also have an older one, Grosset and Dunlap, 1948, so this addition to the title has been going on for some time. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was originally published with 'the' in the title as specified by Mark Twain. I will speculate that the title "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been tampered with over the years, possibly in an effort to make the two titles more similar and possibly from an assumption that Twain or his publisher had made a mistake with the first edition in 1876.
It is a sequel. Huck mentions The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in the opening sentence of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.You don’t know about me, without you have read a book by the name of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” but that ain’t no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly.Tom is also a minor character in Huck Finn. But, as another commenter said, it’s more of a spin off. The books are quite different in length, scope, seriousness, and intended audience. Twain himself realized this during the composition of Huck Finn. He said that Tom Sawyer had been a “boys book,” but that Huck Finn was for adults.
Do you think the novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" should be read in schools?Explain why?
The book does contain offensive, racist language that was part of the 18th century repertoire, BUT the lessons Huck learns on his journey with the runaway slave Jim more than make up for the language. Huck learns the importance of friendship, diversity, and respect. At first, he seems to follow the typical mentality of other characters in the book and doesn't think of Jim as an equal. However, through various incidents in the story, he comes to realize that Jim is a person with actual feelings. Huck discovers the true nature of human beings and learns to be a selfless and compassionate individual. So, even though the language is not up to par with today's standards, I still think the book is worthy of study. Those who are offended by the language are right to be offended, but need to realize that the novel itself doesn't promote racism. Moreover, the novel is not "a boring old book." For the "X-Box Generation" who can't read books without pictures, give it a try and let your mind create visual images rather than relying on flashy, computer generated characters to tell the story to you.