![]() The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was one of the first novels to be written entirely in dialect.The three most important aspects of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Movie Versions: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) Tom and Huck (1995) Major Symbols: the Mississippi River rafts guilt Major Thematic Topics: racism freedom versus civilization slavery realism versus idealism societal pressure expectations ![]() Main Characters : Huckleberry Finn Jim Duke King Pap Finn Widow Douglas Miss Watson Tom Sawyer Setting: Primarily along the banks of the Mississippi River Genres: bildungsroman (coming of age novel) By allowing Huck to tell his own story, Mark Twain addresses America's painful contradiction of racism and segregation in a "free" and "equal" society. Huck soon sets off on an adventure to help the widow's slave, Jim, escape up the Mississippi to the free states. ![]() Readers meet Huckleberry Finn after he's been taken in by Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, who intend to teach him religion and proper manners. ![]()
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