Some Endings are Better Left Untold Ernest Hemmingway once said, "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. ... But "Huckleberry Finn" isn't perfect, and many feel that Twain's writing style took a turn for the worst while writing the last ten chapters of the book. ... The last ten chapters of Huckleberry Finn take Huck to a ranch Where Jim, who has been captured, is being kept. ... This is where critics begin calling the ending problematic. ... One large point that critics attack often is the way Jim is treated, and portraye...

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Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the greatest, most daring novels in the world. ... Tuttleton says in an article he wrote that "Huck Finn is regularly denounced as racist trash" (The San Francisco Chronicle [1885] 6) . ... It is seen some throughout the book that Huck sees Jim as a white man. ... He views slavery as an ordinary incident in everyday life and the lower nature of slavery to be of little meaning. ... Huckleberry Finn is a fantastic book that captures the heart of the reader in its radiance and purity. ...

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Upon its publication in 1885, Huckleberry Finn was quick to make its first enemy when the Concord, Massachusetts Library banned Mark Twain's book for being, "rough, coarse and inelegant .the whole book being more suited to the slums than to intelligent, respectable people."" ... The novel was beginning to be viewed from a different perspective. ... Huck concludes the story by stating that he would never have undertaken the book had he known it would take so long to write it. ... From the very beginning of the book, Huck's grammar is poor and his speech is that of a lower class so...

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Throughout the book, as Huck discovers more flaws in society, he turns away from it and towards nature where he can be free from its bonds. Having grown up in the racist south, Huck Finn faces indecision as he decides whether to turn the runaway slave Jim in, or help him be freed. In the end, Huck goes against civilization's views on slavery, and instead follows his heart; helping Jim to freedom. ... In The Adventures of Huck Finn: "Mark Twain makes gentle fun of Sunday schools and the rigidities of adult society. ... A perfect example of society's corruption in Huck Finn is th...

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Literature can be viewed in many lights. ... The most apparent controversial character in Huckleberry Finn is that of slave Jim. ... Another criticism made against Huck Finn is the way Jim is treated by the white folk around him. ... Huck considered Jim to be a friend. ... As a matter of fact, literary critic *Jocelyn Chadwick makes some very good points that I completely agree with. ...

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I do not agree with the critics who think the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel that documents Huck's attempted initiation into adulthood and full maturity. ... Huckleberry Finn undergoes a moral transformation throughout his journey. ... The main moral decisions Huck faces throughout the novel are those dealing with society's view of niggers' and what he morally believes to be right. ... Huck says, "Well, I just feel sick. ... Huck's moral progression can be traced throughout the book. ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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