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Why Is Huck Finn Not Sivilized

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Huckleberry Finn is a novel that deviates from the common ‘proper’ dialect and the general style of the time in order to satirize the Southerner’s beliefs on slavery. Events in this book are described in an honest way, unlike the typical artsy, ‘beautiful journey’ feel of novels at the time. This deviation from the norm encourages Southerners, who are the target audience, to deviate from what they consider to be the norm; slavery. This is a work of fiction based on reality, more specifically a Picaresque Fiction or a realism novel, which is genre Twain is often credited for pioneering. Its original publication date was December 10th, 1884. Before then, many novels were romanticized and therefore did not paint a very accurate picture of society, …show more content…

He is an orphan with an abusive father and a lack of education, which results in ignorance. His ignorance provides a reason for the audience to see things differently, which is essential for the purpose of the novel to be achieved. The audience steps into Huck’s shoes because of the first person perspective and the dialect throughout the book; Huck narrates the book in the same way he speaks, which immerses the audience. The overall use of dialect in Huckleberry Finn reinforces the idea of Huck being an outcast and allows the reader to sympathize with the protagonist. Additionally, it builds onto the crude, matter of fact way the book is written, further putting Southerners out of their comfort zones and into Huck’s …show more content…

This is a metaphor for how poor Southerners supported the institution of slavery not only because it was the norm, but so they would not be lowest of the low. This is especially apparent because Jim is literally a runaway slave while Huck often symbolizes a slave. The king and the duke act ridiculously in the pursuit of money and higher status, which makes fun of the Southerners. An example of this is when the king is “a-prancing out on all fours, naked” (pg.178) for their play. Also, Huck does not buy the duke’s and king’s acts since his ‘ignorance’ actually allows him to see things more

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Society makes Huck believe that that is correct, and that is all he believes, until he travels along the river with a slave whom he has befriended named Jim. Initially, Huck sees Jim as only a slave, but that relationship builds until the overriding relationship is achieved, in which Jim is a father-figure in the eyes of Huck. " The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" made history because of its promoting of white people viewing African Americans as equal to themselves, which wasn't common in that day and age. Overall, Huck's outweighing view of Jim is as a patriarch, a sort of dad he never got to

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an American classic, it was the starting point for all great American Literature. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been awarded all of these honorable titles because of its abnormal and controversial plot line. During the time period when the book was written, it was unacceptable to view African- American’s as anything other than slaves. They were viewed as inferior to whites and were treated like property, they had no rights. The main character of the book, Huck, disagrees and disobeys these norms and pushes the boundaries of society when he becomes friends with a slave from his childhood; Jim.

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The uses of satire, the time period, and friendship reveal Twain’s unprejudiced views achieving its place in the curriculum. The glimpse of history Twain provides with slavery and society is very important to understanding of the novel and its overall messages important to the curriculum. This remarkable narrative has many examples of realism and literature elements important to the learning the history of literature. One of America’s most prominent and informational works of literature ever written Adventures of Huckleberry Finn must stay in the high school curriculum

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Prompt 4 To begin with this book by Mark Twain is uncivilized free and wild thinking. For example Huckleberry Finn the main charterer is uncivilized because he is uneducated. This is mainly because his father didn't allow him to have an education “you think you’re better’n your father now, don’t you, because he can’t”(21) this was stated by pap the night he reappeared and he asked Huck to read to him.

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Suddenly, Huck’s eyes are opened to the shortcomings of people he was previously blind to. Huck reaches the pinnacle of his moral development when he decides that Jim is worth going to hell for, no matter what society may think about a slave’s worth. After much internal turmoil, he decides, “All right, then, I’ll go to hell” (Twain 215). This is a significant point in his changing perception of what is “sivilized”, as he finally decides that the ideals he has been taught are truly not worth it.

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In the classic fiction novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, author, Mark Twain, writes of the tale of an uncivilized young boy as he embarks on an adventure to save his friend, a runaway slave, from the chains of bondage and plantation owners in the South. Twain satirizes the inhumane treatment of slaves and the very institution of slavery itself through the use of mockery, irony and stereotypes, criticizing the practice of human bondage whilst appealing to the humorous side of human nature. Twain’s cynical view of slavery causes him to adopt a satirical and critical tone to convey to the readers his personal views and condemnation towards American slavery. Twain first employs stereotypes of slaves and Southern white folk to highlight

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Having the story narrated by a child we get to see what everything is like through his eyes and relate it to ourselves in this day and age. Along with the external conflict we also get to see his internal conflict in many sections of the novel. This is shown when Huck refrains from turning Jim over to the slave hunters. On one hand, Jim is fast becoming his friend and on the other hand Huck feels bound to the law. Huck’s narration allows you to have a greater view and understanding of his thoughts and feelings as a person.

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