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    In 1884‚ Mark Twain published the sequel to his critically successful The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Rather than writing the sequel as "another ’boy ’s book ’ in the light comic tone"1 in which Tom Sawyer was written‚ Twain took a different approach. He took it upon himself in this new novel to expose the problems which he saw in society‚ using one of the most powerful methods available to him. The novel was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; the method was satire. The beauty of using satire was

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    a fool. 10. PG14 Imagery was used as Huck described the situation of the drowned man. 11. PG15 The boys pretending to be different minorities is ironic because in those times it was very prejudice. 12. PG16 It is ironic for Tom Sawyer to call Huck a numskull because Tom fits that description. 13. PG17 The widow is beginning to accept Huck as the winter goes on which is symbolism for him finally starting to be accepted. 14. PG18 Hyperbole was used when describing the numbers and years‚ it was

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through religion‚ racism‚ and the fact that Jim is a free man throughout the majority of the novel. One theme that possesses a rather unsurprising amount of irony is religion. At the very beginning of the book‚ Tom Sawyer gets it in his mind to start up a murderous gang of robbers with the neighborhood kids. One of the boys pipes up and says that he cannot get out much save for Sundays‚ but “all the boys said it would be wicked to do it on Sunday‚ and that settled

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    as human and loyal as any other person opposite of his race. Jim can be described as loyal‚ courageous‚ and apprehensive. Tom Sawyer is Huck’s best friend from hometown. Tom helps Huck set Jim free after they find out he’s been captured. Tom is significant because he goes against his will/beliefs to help set a slave free. He realized that society’s expectations were wrong. Tom is one adventurous‚ creative‚ and compliant boy. V.

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    encourages Huck to question many of the teachings he received from both Pap and Miss Watson. Multiple times‚ Huck chooses to go to hell rather than conform to cultural standards. This journey to maturity and independent thinking is contrasted by Tom Sawyer. Tom lives in the society Huck purposefully avoided and because of that is immature and less morally astute. Huck’s journey down the river with Jim shows that a true education can not be found in formal schooling‚ but in one’s own mind‚ one’s relationships

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    Briefly‚ he describes what he has experienced since‚ The Adventures ofTom Sawyer‚ which preceded this novel. After Huck and Tom discovered twelve thousand dollars in treasure‚ Judge Thatcher invested the money for them. Huck was adopted by the Widow Douglasand Miss Watson‚ both of whom took pains to raise him properly. Dissatisfied with his new life‚ and wishing for the simplicity he used to know‚ Huck runs away. Tom Sawyer searches him out and convinces him to return home by promising to start a

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    written by Mark Twain‚ is an important literary work because of it’s use of satire. It is a story written about a boy‚ Huck‚ in search of freedom and adventure. In the beginning of the story you learn what has happened since The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huck and Tom found a hidden treasure that was later invested for them. Huck was taken in by Mrs. Watson‚ who attempted to teach him religion and proper manners‚ but was taken away when his father returned. Pap‚ being a drunk and abusive father‚ imprisons

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    Tom Chappell

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    Tom Chappell 1943 – Born 1970 – Create the bound (Tom’s of Maine) 1980s – Study Masters in Theology at Harvard Divinity School 1991 – Graduated 2006 – Tom’s of Maine was purchased by Colgate-Palmolive Now - A new company (Ramblers Way) Q2) Tom is dreaming of a line of all-natural‚ environmentally friendly household products DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1 Does the Tom’s of Maine experience prove that one can "do business with principles‚" or are there business realities that make it hard

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    Twain and Lying

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    lies that Twain uses in his storytelling is childish lies. Childish lies are harmless fibs that do not harm anyone. They are told for amusement purposes. Both Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn tell childish lies throughout the story. Tom tells childish lies to in order to entice his friends to join in on his adventures. For example Tom tells the innocent fib “…he got secret news from his spies”(14) as way to get his friends to help him crash a Sunday school picnic. Finn use a childish lie to trick

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    major American literature to be written in the vernacular- that is entirely in dialect- characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by the main protagonist‚ Huckleberry "Huck" Finn‚ a good friend of Tom Sawyer‚ and is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The book satirizes a Southern antebellum society‚ focusing on their attitudes‚ particularly racism. Before reading the book one must be prepared to hold witness to a frequent use of the “N”-word‚ although the novel is clearly

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