Huck Finn
Jamie McConville-Friel
Comp 111
Professor Henry
December 18, 2012
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
It is said to be one of the most controversial novels in American history; ironically it is also said to be one of the greatest pieces of literature in American history. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” has been banded from many libraries and schools over the years for the use of the “N” word; the novel has also been censored in many areas of America. The setting of this novel takes place in early American history when slavery was prevalent and a major controversial issue. Mark Twain, the author of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” intentions in writing the novel was not to be racist but to expose the truth in a matter that a majority of people could understand. Writer Stacy Margolis reviewed the novel and states “American racism in structure rather than in personal terms and thus to shift the focus”(340.), “Margolis argues that Twain didn’t try to get on a personal level with the racist terms but to exemplify that it is an American issue prevalent. Racism is part of morality and a major theme in Huckleberry Finn but it’s not written in a scope from a racist person and not all the themes in the story are about race but more morality or life consequences of a child and some adults” (340) The major underlying theme of the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is portrayed by the main character/narrator, Huckleberry, throughout the novel his morals change and grow for the better due to the events in his life. Morals are the foundation to life, Morals are what distinguishes the difference between knowing what is right and knowing what’s wrong in situations, without proper life learned morals the entire world would be chaos.
Twain begins the story with Huckleberry living with the Widow Douglas; he was adopted by her because his father is known as the town drunk and for being extremely abusive. The novel doesn’t mention a mother much; the story also
Comp 111
Professor Henry
December 18, 2012
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
It is said to be one of the most controversial novels in American history; ironically it is also said to be one of the greatest pieces of literature in American history. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” has been banded from many libraries and schools over the years for the use of the “N” word; the novel has also been censored in many areas of America. The setting of this novel takes place in early American history when slavery was prevalent and a major controversial issue. Mark Twain, the author of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” intentions in writing the novel was not to be racist but to expose the truth in a matter that a majority of people could understand. Writer Stacy Margolis reviewed the novel and states “American racism in structure rather than in personal terms and thus to shift the focus”(340.), “Margolis argues that Twain didn’t try to get on a personal level with the racist terms but to exemplify that it is an American issue prevalent. Racism is part of morality and a major theme in Huckleberry Finn but it’s not written in a scope from a racist person and not all the themes in the story are about race but more morality or life consequences of a child and some adults” (340) The major underlying theme of the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is portrayed by the main character/narrator, Huckleberry, throughout the novel his morals change and grow for the better due to the events in his life. Morals are the foundation to life, Morals are what distinguishes the difference between knowing what is right and knowing what’s wrong in situations, without proper life learned morals the entire world would be chaos.
Twain begins the story with Huckleberry living with the Widow Douglas; he was adopted by her because his father is known as the town drunk and for being extremely abusive. The novel doesn’t mention a mother much; the story also