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Racial Attitudes and Huck Finn

its utmost depths, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn touches upon a number of unprecedented issues; because of the shock value su...

Controversial Themes in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

This paper presents a case study and critical analysis of Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The author discusses racism, ge...

Friendship in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

This 7 page paper examines the friendship between Huck and Tom in Twain's classic novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and ar...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Mark Twain's Use of Dialect

In five pages Mark Twain's use of regional dialects in his classic 1884 American novel is examined with its intentions often being...

Huck and Tom's Maturation in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In 15 pages this paper examines how these boys mature throughout the course of Mark Twain's coming of age novel. There are no oth...

Local Color in Three American Literary Works

In seven pages the way local color is used by the authors in such short stories as Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's 'The New England Nun,...

Analyzing Huck Finn

racist and a whole host of other uncomplimentary terms; however, it has been -- and continues to be -- instrumental in describing ...

The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain

In five pages this paper examines Mark Twain's religious irreverence as reflected in The Mysterious Stranger. There are no other ...

Literature and Social Conflict

In five pages this paper examines how social conflict is reflected in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Charlotte P...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Themes of Youth and Death

In five pages Mark Twain's novel is examined in terms of the argument that the death of youth is represented as the demise of thre...

Roughing It with Swan, Twain and the Indians

Northwest Coast by James G. Swain and Mark Twain's Roughing It are two novels which deal with the outdoors and the American west. ...

Huckleberry Finn Critically Analyzed

began disappearing from school library bookshelves, denying students the right to draw their own conclusions. The Adventures of H...

Huckleberry Finn's Good Nature

In five pages this paper discusses Huckleberry Finn's 'good nature' in a consideration of Mark Twain's view that a 'deformed consc...

Southern Values and the Writings of Mark Twain

In 5 pages this paper examines how Mark Twain's writings were influenced by the values of the American South in a consideration of...

W.E.B. Du Bois and Mark Twain Comparison

In five pages black and white cultural views are contrasted and compared in Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk and Twain's The Adve...

Consideration of the Quote 'No Man is an Island'

In five pages this quote is considered within the context of injustice in a discussion of such works as Chief Joseph's I Will Figh...

The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and the History it Reflects

In five pages this paper considers America following the Civil War and how this time period is reflected in Mark Twain's The Gilde...

Motivation and 'Self Reliance' by Ralph Waldo Emerson and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The ways in which 'Self Reliance' assists in understanding Huck's motivation in Mark Twain's novel are considered in this paper co...

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Dramatic Irony

In five pages Twain's use of dramatic irony in Chapter XXXI is examined in terms of Huck's decision regarding Jim's mistake and it...

Literary Portrayals of the Conflict Between Individuals and Society

In five pages this paper examines how the individual v. society conflict was portrayed in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, R...

Local Dialect in Pudd'nhead Wilson

A 5 page consideration of the use of local dialect in Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson. The focus is on the character Roxanne. Ba...

Language and Social Class in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

THis five page paperis an analysis of Mark Twain's use of language to reflect social class. There are 2 sources used in the bibli...

Comparing Mark Twain Novels Life on the Mississippi and Roughing It

In seven pages the ways in which Mississippi River people and towns are presented in Twain's Life on the Mississippi are compared ...

The Moral Influence of Huck on Tom

This 5 page paper discusses the influence the character of Huckleberry Finn has on his friend Tom Sawyer in Mark Twain's classic n...

Tricksters in Joel Chandler Harris' Brer Rabbit Stories and in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

This paper contrasts and compares how the trickster is presented in Joel Chandler Harris' Brer Rabbit stories and in Mark Twain's ...

'Heavenly' Jackson's Island in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In five pages Twain's use of metaphors in this novel are analyzed in a consideration of Jackson's Island and how this symbolically...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Education of Huck

"because she had done it herself" (29). Then, Miss Watson took her turn, introducing him to a spelling book, with the...

American Society in Literature

This 16 page paper examines four books that are centered on American society. The books discussed are Joyce Maynard's To Die For; ...

The Dialect Forms in 'Huckleberry Finn'

of this last. The shadings have not been done in a haphazard fashion, or by guesswork; but painstakingly, and with the trustworthy...

Making a Difference Through Storytelling

who finds themself trapped with a, almost willingly, woman going insane. Twains "Huckleberry Finn" takes the reader with him along...