In the case of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, such subjectivity causes major conflict amongst its readers. ... Unlike some authors, Twain presents the facts in a harsh but realistic manner without sugarcoating them. ... Twain tries to portray Jim as a father figure to Huck, trying to protect him and look out for him at all times. ... Twain tries to portray Jim as a hero. ... Twain was not a bigot. ...

• Word Count: 910
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Late 19th - Century American Literature Mark Twain's novel Pudd'nhead Wilson as a critique of 19th Century hierarchies based on racial segregation Mark Twain: Mark Twain was born on November 30th of the year 1835 in Florida, Missouri. ... After brief service in the Civil War he started writing as a journalist and later as an author. ... Historical Background: The novel "Pudd'nhead Wilson- by Mark Twain was written in 1893 and published 1894. ... In these years Mark Twain was still a boy. ... Pettit gives a good overview on Mark Twain's life and his views on ...

• Word Count: 3258
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I agree that a number of authors use race as a central idea in their writings. ... Furthermore, Mark Twain is one of the key components historically that make up American literature by using an outsider in Huckleberry Finn to define race in slavery. ... Mark Twain is able to define the changes in race by showing a boy who refuses to act as his white southerners and help free a black to slavery. ... Twain defines his race by showing what he is not. ... Twain is showing that an uncorrupted human, no matter the race will feel bad for turning in a runaway slave. ...

• Word Count: 1155
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

It was written during the realism period after the Civil War and in this novel Mark Twain satirizes romanticism, religious hypocrisy, and racism. ... Mark Twain wrote, "The men took their gun [to church] and kept them between their knees or stood them handily against the wall."... The most important issue during this time is racism, and Mark Twain was satirizing this issue when Huck argued to Jim about the Frenchmen and Jim said, "Is a Frenchman a man?...... Through Jim's voice, Mark Twain was saying isn't a black man a man? ... All these issues existed during this time, and when t...

• Word Count: 740
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Being ranked fifth as one of the most challenged books in the 1990s, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, can definitely be considered a very controversial novel (Huckleberry 1). ... (Twain 77-78). ... Many famous authors have had positive reactions towards the novel. Ernest Hemingway wrote that "all modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.... ... Another author to approve of this novel is David Bradley, who says "Huckleberry Finn must be taught because it is a specific point of intersection between White American Literature and Black American...

• Word Count: 1219
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School