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camiandkitread 's review for:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a tricky book for me to review because while it's another classic adventure story, the constant, casual racism is distressing for a modern reader.
Huck does show a lot of character growth the more time he spends with Jim and eventually works to help liberate him but he feels that he’s doing the wrong this since Jim was enslaved. While it’s easy to dismiss this as just pure racism, I think it really shows how children often have a good concept of what’s right but can struggle with it if all they’ve been taught is what’s wrong.
It’s a classic book and features all kinds of typical scrapes and harebrained schemes that Mark Twain’s characters always have, but be prepared to discuss the overt racism in the book if giving “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” to a child.
It’s a classic book and features all kinds of typical scrapes and harebrained schemes that Mark Twain’s characters always have, but be prepared to discuss the overt racism in the book if giving “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” to a child.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail