Themes Truth versus falsehood Civilization versus natural instincts and nature Prejudice and respect for human dignity Man as an individual as opposed to man in a group Wrote the novel from 1878-1882 England-1884 US-1885 Controversial-banned because deemed immoral for young readers 1886-royalty check for $54,000-vindicated Following death of wife and both daughters-Twain died on ApPicaresque novel-novel depicting adventures of young hero who grows throughout novelįirst page of novel states action took place “forty to fifty years ago” – 1st decade of Twain’s life Pre-Civil War years-growing debate of slavery Colloquial language-dialect-vernacular First Great American Novel First Person POV Irony-Situational irony enhances theme of prejudice versus respect for human dignity The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain 1835-1910 “flame of Haley’s Comet” 1884 Samuel Longhorn Clemens-humorist in frontier tradition “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” The Adventures of Tom Sawyer-1876 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Introduction
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