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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Episode One

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

EPISODE ONE (CHAPTERS 1-7)
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CHAPTER ONE

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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HUCK

  • Rich, but doesn't care
  • Uneducated
  • Self reliant
  • Follows Tom's lead

TOM

THE ROMANTIC OF THE NOVEL - HE IS IN CHARGE

TWAIN'S COMMENTARY ON THE SOUTH DURING RECONSTRUCTION

  • Huck is low society
  • Educated middle class takes him under its wing
  • Importance of tradition
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TWAIN HATES HYPOCRITES

WIDOW DOUGLAS TAKES SNUFF BUT WON'T LET HUCK SMOKE

WIDOW DOUGLAS VS. MISS WATSON

  • Widow gives Huck the thing we consider essential to childhood
  • Miss Watson makes no effort to understand Huck - bad teacher
  • Miss Watson fits the archetype for the annoying, disconnected teacher

SYMBOLISM

WINDOW - VIEW OF FREEDOM
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HUCK'S EMPATHY FOR NATURE

MOST AMERICAN HEROES FIT EMERSON AND THOREAU'S IDEALS
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CHAPTER TWO

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MIDDLE CLASS OWNS SLAVES

JIM BELONGS TO MISS WATSON - WE ALREADY DON'T LIKE HER...
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JIM

  • Written version of the stereotype he is named for
  • Evidence?
  • Seems happy, comfortable, and carefree

TOM'S EDUCATION

ROMANTIC AUTHORS INFLUENCE HIS SENSE OF MORALITY
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TOM AND WOMEN

HE IS FUNNY HERE. WHERE ELSE DID HE MAKE YOU LAUGH?

CHAPTER THREE

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HUCK'S MORALITY

DISAPPOINTED WITH FORMAL RELIGION
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TOM AS PROOF THAT TWAIN DISLIKES ROMANTICS

  • His bizarre ideas
  • The boys accept his suggestions
  • Tom read the books - he is the expert
  • Twain believes these books have no connection with reality
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HUCK LISTENS TO HIMSELF WHEN TOM ISN'T AROUND

HE BELIEVES TOM KNOWS BEST WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIETY'S EXPECTATIONS
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CHAPTER FOUR

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HUCK AND EDUCATION

LEARNING TO TOLERATE IT, STILL VERY SUPERSTITIOUS
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HUCK'S MONEY

  • He gives it to Judge Thatcher
  • Doesn't want Pap to get it
  • The judge protects Huck when he "works the deal."
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WHO DOES HUCK GO TO FOR ADVICE?

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PAP!

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CHAPTER FIVE

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PAP DISLIKES

HUCK'S CLOTHES AND EDUCATION. WHY?

NOW IT MAKES SENSE...

OF COURSE HUCK WANTED TO PROTECT HIS MONEY FROM PAP
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NEW JUDGE MAKES THINGS HARDER FOR HUCK

HE THINKS HE CAN REFORM PAP BUT HE'S WRONG...
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HUCK IS AN UNRELIABLE NARRATOR

  • Very matter-of-fact even when describing horrible things
  • Doesn't get emotional about his trials - he is used to suffering
  • Huck won't feel sorry for himself. That is the reader's job
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CHAPTER SIX

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PAP

AMERICA'S VERSION OF THE WORST PARENT IN THE WORLD
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ALCOHOLICS

PAY ATTENTION TO HOW TWAIN TREATS THESE CHARACTERS
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SOCIETY VS. NATURE

PAP = THE BAD MAN

HUCK MUST OVERCOME HIS INFLUENCE
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"CALL THIS A GOVMENT,"

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PAP ATTEMPTS TO KILL HUCK

AGAIN, HUCK DOWNPLAYS IT. DON'T EXPECT HIM TO FEEL SORRY FOR HIMSELF
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CHAPTER SEVEN

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HUCK'S GROWING PAINS

SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE COUNTRY
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WISHES FOR TOM'S INPUT

WOULD TOM REALLY BE HELPFUL HERE?

HUCK'S ESCAPE

WE CAN'T ESCAPE HAWTHORNE

THINGS ARE BETTER FOR HUCK OUTSIDE OF SOCIETY
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