The Adventures of The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHuckleberry Finn

IntroductionIntroduction

The Adventures of Huckleberry The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnFinn

Mark TwainMark Twain1835-1910 “flame of Haley’s 1835-1910 “flame of Haley’s

Comet”Comet”

18841884

Samuel Longhorn Clemens-humorist Samuel Longhorn Clemens-humorist in frontier traditionin frontier tradition

““The Celebrated Jumping Frog of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”Calaveras County”

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer-1876The Adventures of Tom Sawyer-1876

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 April 21, 1910

Picaresque novel-novel depicting adventures of young hero who grows throughout novel

First 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

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

Symbols

The Mississippi River-life’s journey, Providence, nature—often called 3rd protagonist

Raft-natural simplicity of protagonists

Steamboat-civilization

Satire

Twain used satire to target romantic view of life

Symbolized by Tom’s escapades, the wrecked steamboat, the Grangerfords (gentility conflicts with their brutal lifestyle)

Abolitionists

Frederick Douglass-slave mother-white father

Born near 1817-1895

Forced to leave country for 2 years to raise money for his own freedom

Famous orator—Knowledge is Power-campaigned for Lincoln-Civil War-Mass. Negroes-federal offices-Min. to Haiti

Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave: Written by Himself 1845

Primary Source

Works Cited

www.americanmemory.gov

Teacher notes

E2-R1.3 Demonstrate the ability to apply integrated strategies to evaluate selections from a variety of literary genres and real-world texts.

E2-R1.6 Demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions and make inferences.

E2-R1.9 Demonstrate the ability to read several works on a particular topic, paraphrase the ideas and synthesize them with ideas from other authors addressing the same topic.

E2-W1.3 Demonstrate the ability to develop an extended response around a central idea, using relevant supporting details.

E2-W1.4 Demonstrate the ability to revise for clarity through collaboration, conferencing, and self-evaluation.

E2-RS3.1 Demonstrate the ability to synthesize information from a variety of sources, including those accessed through technology.