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I may be only 11, but I know a good book when I see one and this is one of them.
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is universally considered Mark Twain's masterpiece, surpassing "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". In fact, that storyline would have been rather revolutionary in Twain's time. Along the way they face trials and high adventures, pair up with a couple of royal frauds, and find themselves in heaps of trouble when they impersonate the wrong people.
That does not mean that "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" isn't enjoyable, but that perhaps Twain tried too hard to impress and outdo himself that he muddled his story with unnecessary tangents.Everyone is familiar with the basic outline. Twain's humor is evident and contagious, but his adherence to local color and various dialects is demanding and downright frustrating at times. Yet Tom Sawyer's story continuously outsells Huck Finn's for the simple reason that "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is the more enjoyable read.
Despite these setbacks, readers know that things are going to work out all right for the two main characters and that a happy ending will be had.Yet Huck's story drags on too long, especially the ridiculous plans to rescue Jim in the last several chapters; it seems as if these could have been excised to strenghten the story. Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death to run away from his abusive alcoholic father and finds Miss Watson's slave Jim has run away too. The two construct a raft and take off down the Mississippi River so that Jim can become free, an unheard of action for a white boy to take, even one as poor as Huck Finn.
While many have claimed that "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a racist book, because of one certain word, it is nothing of the sort, especially when its hero is championing for the rights of a poor, misunderstood slave. While the prose and the language may be dated and sensational for our sensitive, politically correct time, it is a unique and faithful depiction of the time in which it was written.
I bought this book for my Son. School Reading assignment.But really who didn't like Huck Finn
I started reading this book at elementary school age and never stopped. This is an unbelievably amazing book, an absolute must-read for children and adults alike. One continues to absorb so many different things from it - as a child and as an adult - as if it is a different book every time you read it, and all these things are valuable in their own way. Through the years, this book has been misunderstood, misinterpreted, even maligned - hence banned from schools - an absolute travesty. In my humble opinion, there probably has not been a book written in history which encomposses as much of the complicated human condition as this one. It is hard to relay the value of this book unless you read it, and it should be on every school reading list.
I checked E-Bay and found that the book was available in paperback for a very low price,and in less than two weeks, the book arrived. My teenage daughter was tasked by her english class teacher to write a book report on a book of her choosing,as long as the book was one of the classics. She asked for my help in finding a book, I suggested The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. My daughter read the entire book,which was a surprise to me because I don't remember her reading anything that was not a teen magazine,and wrote her book report. I'am glad to say that she thanked me and wanted me to know how much she enjoyed the book even though her teacher felt that she had help writing the report.I wonder where she got that idea.
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