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Theme Of Tone In The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

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Have you have ever seen someone talk their way through an argument so fluently, as if it were a part of a second nature? They could possibly be a part of a debate team, a group known for their argumentative skills and thinking on their feet; which can help in many different aspects of a person 's life. If you know anything about debate, you would know arguing is only one part of what debate is as a whole. Like arguing is to debate so to is tone to a speaker 's connection with the audience. Conceptually, infamous literature, forged by authors from Mark Twain to J.K Rowling have used vigorous symbolism to represent subjectivity which combined with themes like morality and justice allow readers to experience the authors Speaker, Subject, and Purpose and ultimately gain an appreciation and understanding for tone implemented in literature. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the first component of the phrase “SOAPSTone” is clearly on display. This word in the acronym is in fact “Speaker”, and when reading Huckleberry Finn, you see himself reveals the most tone in the story. In this american novel, Huckleberry Finn is a boy who goes through a period in his life where he is not only misunderstood, but seeing the painful reality of what the world was like and the real life struggles others faced during this time period, such as racism. Because of this, a very moralistic and frank tone is shown when Huck says in Chapter 31 that he “ felt good and all washed clean of sin for the
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