The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By: Mark Twain

1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By: Mark Twain

2. Biography Born November 30, 1835 John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens Samuel Longhorne Clemens Age 13= Printer’s Apprentice Age 17= River Pilot’s apprentice* Died April 21, 1910

3. Plot Somewhat a continuation of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” Huck’s “Pap” comes for Huck’s money Judge Thatcher tries to help Widow Douglas gain legal custody Huck is kidnapped Fakes his death and finds Jim Try to make Jim free Jim gets sold and Tom tries to help Jim was already free

4. Challenging of the Book Who? The Brooklyn Public Library His own hometown Parents of Manchester Superintendent of schools Kathleen Ouellette And Many more… Why? Excessive use of the word “nigger” It is thought to set a bad example for children “hate-filled, racist propaganda”

5. My Reaction Keep in mind the time era it was written in Some may say it is racism and I see it as name calling There is no harm done It is just somebody’s opinion They should not have banned this book

6. Any Others? “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” “The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson”

7. Bibliography www.cmgww.com www.5dcoe.kl7.ca.us/score/hucken Homepage.moc.com/dwillia/huckfinn.html www.ask.com/bar?q=where+any+mark+twain www.suite101.com www.hear.org/literature Classiclit.about.com/od/twainmark/Twain www.sparknote.com/lit/huckfinn/summary.html