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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Title:
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Author:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Publication Information:
London : Vintage Classic, 2012
Physical Description:
489 p. ; 19 cm
Series:
Vintage classics
Series Title:
Vintage classics
Abstract:
Huckleberry Finn is a young boy in the 1840's, who runs away from home, and floats down the Mississippi River. He meets a run away slave named Jim and the two undertake a series of adventures. As the story progresses the duo exploit an array of episodic enterprises, while Huckleberry slowly changes his views of bigotry. Along the way, Huck and Jim meet the King and Duke, who ultimately send the protagonists towards a different route on their journey. As Huck begins to have a change of heart, he gradually begins to distinguish between right and wrong, and conclusively, Huck is faced with the morale dilemma between the world's prejudice, of which he's grown up with, and the lessons Jim has taught him throughout the story about the evils of racism. First person recount. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Subject:
Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction
Male friendship -- Juvenile fiction
Mississippi -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction
Summary:
Huckleberry Finn is a young boy in the 1840's, who runs away from home, and floats down the Mississippi River. He meets a run away slave named Jim and the two undertake a series of adventures. As the story progresses the duo exploit an array of episodic enterprises, while Huckleberry slowly changes his views of bigotry. Along the way, Huck and Jim meet the King and Duke, who ultimately send the protagonists towards a different route on their journey. As Huck begins to have a change of heart, he gradually begins to distinguish between right and wrong, and conclusively, Huck is faced with the morale dilemma between the world's prejudice, of which he's grown up with, and the lessons Jim has taught him throughout the story about the evils of racism. First person recount. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.