The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

main characters

Huckleberry Finn

Tom Sawyer

The widowed Douglas

“Pap”

Jim

Duke and King

nieces

Uncle and aunt of Tom Sawyer

How does this fictional story connect to eh author’s real life?

Mississippi River, twain worked on it

Hannibal, Missouri, Peterotwn

Jim being sold Twain saw slaves sold down river

Huck going downtime river to Mississippi

What are some examples of imagination act appear in this novel

Huck faking his death

“Duke” and “King” running away lol

Living on the river

juck and tom meet/family

tom think it is all a game, a game to help Jim escape

What themes do you see in this novel?

honesty: Jim wants to pay his N”Owner back”

friendship: Jim, Huck, and Tom

Loyalty: Tom and Jim and Huck (see the humanity in each other)

Irony: jokes

Freedom: for Jim

Adventure: Jim free and tom didn’t say anything about it, also going down river etc.

Childhood: Huck = free “soul”