The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Concept （《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》的概念）.pdf

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Concept Analysis Concept Analysis Literary Text: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Dodd, Mead, Company) Summary ♦continuing in the vein of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn has run into a large sum of money which he holds in a bank trust. Adopted and under the tutelage of the strict widow, Miss Watson, Huck grudgingly learns a new life of manners, church, and school. Things go south when his drunken father, Pap comes into town, kidnapping Huck and demanding his money. Huck escapes, faking his own death. While all the townspeople search the river for his body, Huck runs into Jim, a slave who escaped Miss Watson due to threats of selling him to a plantation. In their adventures together, Huck and Jim come to know about right and wrong, slavery and oppression, friendship, and loyalty. After many close encounters of being caught and sold back into their respective slaveries, they are faced with a final test. In an effort to help Jim remain free, Huck and Tom, with whom they meet up, attempt to escape; however, Tom is shot in the leg, and Jim gives up his freedom in order to nurse him. In the end, it is discovered that Jim has been declared free in Miss Watsons will; also, Huck, who is terrified of his father returning, finds out that his father has died. Huck is able to set out on his own, escaping all of the “sivilizing” that he dreads. Organizational Patterns ♦ Huckleberry Finn is organized into forty three chapters, ranging from eight to twelve pages. This edition contains a total of 312 pages. This edition also contains a few pictures throughout that contain biographical information about the author and historical and setting pictures. The Central Question ♦ LIBERTY, RIGHT WRONG Liberty for all? Many know The Adventures of Huc