Huck Finn Book Report
Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Setting: St. Petersburg, Missouri and the Mississippi River. The time frame is the mid-18th century.Huckleberry Finn- The teenaged narrator of the story. Often referred to as Huck. He befriends a salve named Jim after faking his own death in order to escape from his father, Pap, who kidnapped him. Huck eventually learns to follow what he thinks is right and ignore what society is telling him to do. Jim- A friend of Huck's. Jim was a slave of Miss Watson, but managed to escape and hence met Huck. Jim is older than Huck, having a wife and two children. Jim serves as a true father figure to Huck, and helps him overcome society's prejudices.Tom Sawyer- Huck's friend. Tom and Huck are not very similar. Tom proves to be a selfish, and has a flamboyant taste. Miss Watson and Widow Douglas- These rich sisters live in St. Petersburg. Widow Douglas is very patient and kind with Huck, while Miss Watson is much stricter. Pap- The St. Petersburg town drunk. He is Huck's father and kidnaps his own son.The Duke and Dauphin- Two criminals whose true names are never used during the course of the novel. They sell Jim to S
I also liked how he could touch on many subject matters, from racism to hypocrisy in society. Tom concocts a crazy plan to set Jim free. Huck is determines to rescue Jim, and makes the journey to the Phelps farm. Huck fakes his own death by escaping though a hole in the back wall of the cabin and leaves a trail of pig's blood. Jim fled from the widow after overhearing the widow speaking about selling him down the river. The two stop at a small town and Huck becomes mixed up in a feud between two families. The Phelps' mistake him for Tom and welcome him. Huck was troubled between choosing between what he felt was right and wrong, and what society told him was right or wrong. Petersburg to take what he deserves. Upset by the revelation, Huck rushes back to the island and tells Jim. Huck does not want to be forced to wear nice clothes, go to school, go to church or wash his face. Huck agrees to it, and in the process of setting Jim free, Tom is shot. This is only because of Twain's ability to ruin suspense in a novel. In the end, Huck learned to follow his heart and that what society says, isn't always correct, which is a very valuable lessonYes, I would definitely recommend this book. Huck escapes the two, only to find the Duke and the Dauphin had sold Jim for forty dollars to Silas Phelps.
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