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5.22k reviews for:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Case Study in Critical Controversy
Mark Twain, James D. Phelan, Gerald Graff
3.51 AVERAGE
5.22k reviews for:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Case Study in Critical Controversy
Mark Twain, James D. Phelan, Gerald Graff
3.51 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Meh.
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
medium-paced
Hijinks with a side of satire.
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Mark Twain's Masterpiece, and probably rightfully so, is a great tale of friendship between Huckleberry Finn, a young boy from rural Missouri, and Jim, an escaped slave.
They're thrown together by accident as Huck tries to run from his abusive father, and Jim escapes after his owner threatens to sell him away from his family.
Their escape takes them to a raft on the Mississippi River. Their goal is to take the river down to Cairo, and then up the Ohio River to freedom. A series of adventures and encounters prevent them from doing that. The middle third of the novel deals with their travels with two fraudsters who pretend to be a Duke and the King of France. The final third of the novel reunites us with Tom Sawyer, the protagonist of Twain's other best known work.
The story is written in dialect, and is probably most easily understood when read aloud. Despite language that is now considered strongly racist, the moral center of this novel is Jim, Huck's friend and protector.
The story is rather episodic, but it's the great American Bildungsroman, as we see Huck learn lessons about loyalty, friendship, mercy, love, family, and justice. Despite believing he's a wretched moral failure, Huck demonstrates that he is brave, kind, loyal, and he inspires that in others.
The return of Tom Sawyer, and his take over of the last quarter of the book, goes on way too long. It feels like fan service and causes me to only give this excellent book four stars.
They're thrown together by accident as Huck tries to run from his abusive father, and Jim escapes after his owner threatens to sell him away from his family.
Their escape takes them to a raft on the Mississippi River. Their goal is to take the river down to Cairo, and then up the Ohio River to freedom. A series of adventures and encounters prevent them from doing that. The middle third of the novel deals with their travels with two fraudsters who pretend to be a Duke and the King of France. The final third of the novel reunites us with Tom Sawyer, the protagonist of Twain's other best known work.
The story is written in dialect, and is probably most easily understood when read aloud. Despite language that is now considered strongly racist, the moral center of this novel is Jim, Huck's friend and protector.
The story is rather episodic, but it's the great American Bildungsroman, as we see Huck learn lessons about loyalty, friendship, mercy, love, family, and justice. Despite believing he's a wretched moral failure, Huck demonstrates that he is brave, kind, loyal, and he inspires that in others.
The return of Tom Sawyer, and his take over of the last quarter of the book, goes on way too long. It feels like fan service and causes me to only give this excellent book four stars.
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
huck is the sweetest little thing ever and jim and tom are also so endearing but this book just fell a bit flat for me- i liked the twist about huck’s father but other than that i felt it lacked a bit in its emotional impact. 3.5/5
I thought I hated Huck but then we met more and more people who were worse and worse. I hated the fake king and duke scammer men. I really don’t like Tom. Definitely think Twain is making fun of them too. Also. TOM IS SO MANIPULATIVE WHAT. THAT WAS CRAZY. I THOUGHT HUCK LIED A LOT BUT WHAT?????????????? anyway. time to discussion post i guess T____T