As Huck and Jim float down the river in their journey for freedom, each of their adventures shows us a little more about how Mark Twain felt about the South, and it's views on slavery, brotherhood, and society as a whole. ... The second is the conversation when Aunt Sally and Huck first meet, and Twain shows us the South's disgusting views of African Americans an slavery. ... The literary critic Veit Kuhne states, "Even more than his action, his writings showed that Twain, the native Southerner, had left the world of racial prejudices behind him and had become one if it's hars...

• Word Count: 1495
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Of course, most critics will agree, his most controversial novel would unanimously be Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; a story about a run away boy and his run away slave and their journey down the Mississippi River to freedom. ... Through Huck's speech patterns Twain allows the readers to notice the exact stature of Huck. ... She viewed these people as objects and learned how to dehumanize them. ... It is found ironic that many parents and other critics around the country fight battles to make this book banned from school curriculum and even to the extent of local bookstores. ... The ...

• Word Count: 2082
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Pemberton's book Exit with Honor, Ronald Reagan's youth affected the development of his personality in several ways. ... Ronald compared his youth to the "Huck Finn-Tom Sawyer idylls" (p.5). ... Though Reagan viewed himself as a leader, he was often forced to delegate responsibilities to his staff members because of the large number of budgets and programs he was responsible for overseeing in his office. ...

• Word Count: 1676
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School