Irony is an essential element of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by the acclaimed American author, Mark Twain. Mark Twain frequently expresses his satire and criticisms through the three types of irony: situational, verbal, and dramatic, which are noticeable throughout the novel. ... Mark Twain introduces this episode to mock the ignorant and illogical attitudes of Southerners in his era. ... Twain adds this incident to the novel to invoke the hypocrisy of his society. ... The author intends for these unsown threads of society to be mended by the inhabitants of this earth once h...

• Word Count: 989
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Since its publication in 1885, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain has been challenged for a variety of flaws. ... Mark Twain's, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," portrays a dark part of America's history, through the eyes of a young white boy, Huck. ... This could leave room for misinterpretation of Twain's choice to use the, "n-word," in his novel. ... Author Jill Nelson adds that, "It is a salutation, a term of affection, occasionally an epithet, but most often, I think, verbal filler, a younger generation's equivalent of their elders u...

• Word Count: 837
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However, Mark Twain wrote the novel in 1885, when "nigger" was still rather commonplace. ... Growing up in the mid 1800s, Mark Twain's family owned many slaves. In fact, one of the Clemmons Family slaves, better known to our author as "Uncle" Daniel. He was Mark Twain's inspiration for the character of Jim. ... Throughout the novel, Mark Twain expresses many ideas and opinions through the character of Jim. ...

• Word Count: 477
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• Grade Level: High School

Mark Twain's style helps to realistically portray early America. Mark Twain tells the story through the voice of Huck, the very kindhearted main character. ... Twain uses southern dialect but he does not blatantly degrade the Negro society. If the author wished-for the story to be racist, he would not write about the way Huck felt towards Jim. ... The San Francisco Bulletin says that "The author turns his knowledge of Western dialects to account...

• Word Count: 918
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, Maya Angelou. ... Not only are they all great American authors, but their great pieces of literature have been banned. ... Teachers are not in schools to fill the minds of children with their own opinions or those of authors. ... Thus, at times the slurs are actually used because the author feels racism is bad is trying to show why. ... Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, Maya Angelou have been teaching our children about the controversial issues for generations and look at the effects. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Some Americans think this is the way we should deal with the issue of black versus white that Mark Twain brings up in his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ... In Twains writing there are important life lessons, as well as heavy subjects but also valuable facts and information for a students maturing minds. ... I have seen students who have graduating from other schools having read Twains novel and you can see how much it impacted them. ... Mark Twain's classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, should most definitely be taught in our eleventh grade classes without exception. ....

• Word Count: 1096
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• 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...

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• Grade Level: High School

Themes and Twain's view of society also add to the great appraisal that I give this book for high school students. The one part of the book I don't agree with is the authors view of American society. ... I believe that this view is skewed and somewhat of a development from Mark Twain's personal childhood memories. ...

• Word Count: 670
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• Grade Level: High School

He says, "Even allowing for the fact that the novel is written from the limited perspective of a fourteen-year-old boy (and at fourteen it is not possible to take anything seriously but oneself), the author must be held responsible for choosing to write from that point of view." ... Lester also argues in his essay that when Huck speaks of Jim in the end of the novel saying, "I knowed he was white inside,"" he is displaying "proof of liberalism or compassion, but evidence of an inability to relinquish whiteness as a badge of superiority. " However, Justin Kaplan quotes Mark Twain elaborating on...

• Word Count: 1132
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate