Conclusions on Huck Finn
Drawing Conclusions on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Introduction
A. Have you ever thought about not having a strong family? Are you able to overcome racism with a friend?
B. In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Jim assemble a good, strong friendship. Many arguments are brought up about Huck’s innocent point of view and status without a strong family. All of this creates controversy surrounding the novel and the history of it involving its censorship in America.
II. Body
A. Huck and Jim assemble a good, strong relationship while overcoming the racism issue which helps transform Huck’s moral character. 1. “It is when he is alone with Jim in the secure little world of the raft drifting down the Mississippi that Huck hears a voice of love that makes sense in a world of hatred, and can reply from his own heart with his apology and with his famous moral victory” (Brownell 84). 2. Jim’s main role in the novel is to help characterize Huck. Without Jim, Huck’s actions and personality would be harder to understand completely by the readers (Brownell 83). 3. In the novel, Mr. Branch brings up the importance of Widow Douglas, but Huck and her were not very close. Widow Douglas and Huck had a hard time understanding each other’s thoughts and feelings. Jim’s role here is to break the difference between Widow Douglas and Huck’s traits and personalities. Jim needs to show the gentle side of Huck to the reader so that the story does not sound impulsive (Brownell 84). 4. “I wish you would, says I, because its Pap that’s there, and maybe you’d help me tow the raft ashore where the light is. He’s sick-and so is mom and Mary Ann” (Twain 138-139).
B. There was a lot of controversy in America involving racism and how it affected many, thus leading to the censorship of the novel and how libraries
Introduction
A. Have you ever thought about not having a strong family? Are you able to overcome racism with a friend?
B. In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Jim assemble a good, strong friendship. Many arguments are brought up about Huck’s innocent point of view and status without a strong family. All of this creates controversy surrounding the novel and the history of it involving its censorship in America.
II. Body
A. Huck and Jim assemble a good, strong relationship while overcoming the racism issue which helps transform Huck’s moral character. 1. “It is when he is alone with Jim in the secure little world of the raft drifting down the Mississippi that Huck hears a voice of love that makes sense in a world of hatred, and can reply from his own heart with his apology and with his famous moral victory” (Brownell 84). 2. Jim’s main role in the novel is to help characterize Huck. Without Jim, Huck’s actions and personality would be harder to understand completely by the readers (Brownell 83). 3. In the novel, Mr. Branch brings up the importance of Widow Douglas, but Huck and her were not very close. Widow Douglas and Huck had a hard time understanding each other’s thoughts and feelings. Jim’s role here is to break the difference between Widow Douglas and Huck’s traits and personalities. Jim needs to show the gentle side of Huck to the reader so that the story does not sound impulsive (Brownell 84). 4. “I wish you would, says I, because its Pap that’s there, and maybe you’d help me tow the raft ashore where the light is. He’s sick-and so is mom and Mary Ann” (Twain 138-139).
B. There was a lot of controversy in America involving racism and how it affected many, thus leading to the censorship of the novel and how libraries