He has no mother, his father is a brutal drunkard, and he sleeps in a hogshead. Set in a Southern antebellum society that had ceased to exist over 20 years before the work was published, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an often scathing satire on entrenched attitudes, particularly racism and freedom. Rich in color and humor, this great novel follows the adventures of Huckleberry Finn and vividly recreates the world, the people, and the language that Mark Twain knew and loved from his own years on the frontier of the Mississippi. It is also known for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River. The book is noted for "changing the course of children's literature" in the United States for the "deeply felt portrayal of boyhood". It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. As the unlikely duo attempt to escape their dwindling fate, Huck must defend Jim’s honor and turn away from the life he once knew. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, the narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective) and a friend of Tom Sawyer. Inviting him along on his journey, Huck and his new friend encounter an array of trouble when they are detoured by the King and Duke. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or as it is known in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885.Ĭommonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism.
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