Huckleberry Finn / Stage 3

by Mark Twain, İlknur Altun Şatıroğlu (Adaptation)

Huckle Berry Finn (Stage 3)

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2011

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.

Reviews

[Jenny Jo Weir · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read! This is such an easy story to follow even though it was written over 100 years ago. Keeping in mind how much has changed, it’s incredible to me how it has been able to stay in the hearts of so many readers and capture time so eloquently. Classic!

[Azheen Bajalan · Rating 3 out of 5]

"I will have to learn to be good, and I can not do that again, I have done it once already"

[Hoàng Sơn · Rating 4 out of 5]

read this book and i curious about Tom Swayer :)) then, currently reaing Tom Swayer :))

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Besides Twain's humour and his great characters, there is Tom and Huck's differing boyhood imaginations. Tom has more book learning; Huck is more superstitious. In the end, the great irony that the boys endure so much to free an already free Jim.

[Brian Trueblood · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seems pretty dated

[Alejandro Ortega · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buen libro para empezar el año, ágil, divertido, sincero, inocente y entretenido.

[Macy McNeal]

Huck is fighting his own form of slavery, is his relationship with his dad. Twain explains their relationship throughout the book as rather violent, and controlling. There are many different scenes throughout the book that capture his feeling of containment and confinement. Huck isn't physically in chains, or enslaved, but the way his father treats him and makes him feel, have the same effects as that. One example of this is from the quote “ when i’d read about a half a minute, he fetched the book a whack with his hand and knocked it across the house. He says: “it's so. You can do it. I Had my doubts when you told me. Now looky here; you stop that putting on frills. I won't have it. I'll lay for you, my smarty; and if I catch you about that school ill tan you good.” (Twain 29). This quote showcases the impact that Huck's father has on his decisions. Huck has to be tied down by what his father expects from him, versus what he wants to do. Huck was being taught and learning how to read, opening up a new window for him. When his father told him he had to stop and shouldn't learn how to read because none of his family learned how to read and write, it traps him from appreciating school, becoming intelligent and enjoying a normal childhood. Therefore, giving Huck the feeling of confinement and no control, which can relate to slavery. “But by and by pap got too handy with his hick'ry and i couldn't stand it. I was all over welts. He got to going away so much, too, and locking me in.” (Twain 35). This quote shows the closest thing related to slavery for Huck, as hes being locked up against his will, and beaten. Huck is incapable of being free from his fathers strict rules and cannot get away from his toxic behavior, which are key characteristics of slavery. These are some characteristics that can also be seen within Jim's story. The way Huck characterizes society, he explains it as rather strict and having many rules. The personality of Huck doesn't match up with this upscale way of living, and so he runs from it. Within the book, Jim goes through something of similar nature. Jim is running away from slavery, but they’re both running away from societys restrictions that they hold on them. An example of this is shown in the quote “Escaping through the window into the woods with Tom, his world is restricted specifically to what or how "the books" do certain things. Then, Huck stumbles into the Sacred world of Jim. Jim's world is characterized by the essential assets in life.” This quote shows the way Huck views the world, from the way he was raised in a formal society, and how he's restricted to the things he read in books, because it's all he knows. It also views how Jim would see the world as a place of survival and the basic needs of life being most important to him. This captures the idea that they're both running away from a problem within society. I think this book does a good job of showing what goes on with slavery and society in the world and relating it back to what is going on in our world today.

[Ben Chenoweth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, it's a classic, but that doesn't make it an easy read. It's essentially a road movie set on a river: Huck stumbles - or paddles - from one episode to the next, meeting various characters and having a number of close shaves and adventures. It's also a comedy, but only if you find frustration funny; and since Huck, the narrator, never explicitly lets on about the humour, I felt like we were laughing at him, not with him, which felt mean. Even then, I didn't find the novel very amusing: I only chuckled at the scene towards the end involving rats, snakes and spiders.

Two things make this book a difficult read. The first is the language. Since the novel is written by Huck, the text is ungrammatical, with the wrong words being used at times. I didn't mind this so much though - it certainly helped to root the novel in its context - but it did mean I had to read quite slowly, especially the reported speech of the black characters.

Which leads me to the second difficulty: the depiction of slavery, particularly the significance of ownership, is horrible to witness. [A particularly loathsome scene in Chapter 31 with Huck talking to "the Duke":
“I wouldn’t shake my nigger, would I?—the only nigger I had in the world, and the only property.”
“[We never] thought of that. Fact is, I reckon we’d come to consider him our nigger; yes, we did consider him so...”]
Huck, being a character of his time, does not see how terrible slavery is. In fact, his conscience has been programmed to think that abetting a runaway slave is a mortal sin that will send him to hell when he dies. I think Mark Twain, writing after the end of slavery, has done this deliberately, as a way of satirising the racism of the Southern states. But that doesn't make it any easier to read.

[James Carmody · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I did the thing, I read huckleberry finn and may now join the rest of the U.S. in the appreciation of this book. Without a doubt it deserves five stars because any book that has been able to stay relevant in our culture for this long does by default. And after finishing the book I was filled with so many emotions and I was so excited to analyze it further, but after doing some research I was genuinely shocked to hear people's response to the ending. I mean, I found it a bit off putting while reading but I assumed that was the point. It’s off putting the realization that no matter how much personal development you have you will never remove the deep held beliefs of an entire society overnight. I also feel the ending has become even more important in today's society to act as a reminder that there is still a whole bunch of work to be done. Of course the ending isn’t perfect, there are quite a few details that could have been improved upon. (Which I suspect might have something to do with Twain’s writing schedule at the time.) But despite any qualms you may have about the ending, it’s undeniable that this book is a masterpiece that defines american literature to this day.
Five stars.

[Sharon Boorstin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I reread this American Literature classic, which I'd read in high school and college, and taught to high school English students, after I read "Rule of the Bone" by Russell Banks. Banks' novel has been compared to "Huck Finn" because it's a coming of age story, and the young teenage hero, Bone goes on a journey (to Jamaica) with a Black man. But Huck Finn is a much much better novel, for there is lots of humor in it, and the characters are far more compelling. Plus what it says about slavery -- and why it was criticized when it was published. Huck feels guilty because he's harboring a runaway slave -- the property of a white woman! Yet by the end he understands that slavery is bad and that he is a hero to lead this man to freedom.

The only reason I don't give it five stars is because there a few deus ex machina elements: Huck Finn's friend Tom Sawyer just happens to show up at the stop where Huck is pretending to be Sawyer, and poor Jim is being held captive and about to be sold to a new owner. Plus they learn at the end that Jim's owner died and in her will gave him his freedom.

[Jo M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain, It's about a little orphan boy named Huckleberry Finn, Or know as Huck. And he knows this kid named Tom Sawyer his friend. They also know a slave name Jim, who was split from his wife and two kids. Jim's dream is to be a free slave and save enough money to buy his family back. Huck and Tom really want to help Jim escape and give him the freedom he wants and what he wants for his family. So Huck ran away from his foster parents cause he didn't like her.

Huck Is the main character in this book, he was a nice kid and followed the rules and did what ever he was asked. Over time in the book he becomes more aware on how other people act in different cities and towns. He becomes more mean and selfish he steals some stuff (Cause he's trying to survive with Jim).

I liked this book, I thought it was really interesting to see how hard it was to be a slave and an orphan and the journey they took was very funny how Huck had to dress up as a girl to go undercover cause Huck and Jim where run away's. Jim was a run away slave, and Huck was a run away child.

[Jake · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the two main characters set off in an adventure across the Mississippi because they chose to runaway. Huckleberry Finn and Jim are attempting to escape hardships that are currently going on within their lives. Huckleberry Finn is a boy who wants to escape his troublesome home and Jim is an adult, black male who is fearful that he will be sold to a plantation owner. These two protagonists represented a strange sense of diversity for their time period considering their races and bond that eventually evolved. The book amplifies the challenges of being an African American during this time period and the racism and discrimination that Jim faced during his attempts of escaping. This created one of the strengths of the book, which was proof that interracial relationships were possible to obtain. This also showed the growth of Finn and what adolescents are capable of achieving and pursuing. On the contrary, a weakness within this novel was the racist slang that is continuing to harmfully affect stereotypes, especially with people of color.

[Sara La porta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Per alcuni si tratta di “un ragazzino stupido che corre per i prati”; secondo Hemingway, rappresentando il tema del viaggio, è un romanzo chiave per tutta la letteratura americana; secondo me Le avventure di Huckleberry Finn può tranquillamente essere considerato un romanzo per ragazzi, senza che si offenda davvero nessuno. Certo che in quel periodo il problema della schiavitù era più che attuale e che soprattutto per gli adulti sarebbe stato consigliabile leggerlo e farsi 2 domande, insieme ad Huck, riguardo la moralità o meno della leggi in vigore a quel tempo che privavano tante persone dei loro diritti, ma questo non cambia il gusto del libro.
Gente che muore affogata, famiglie che si sterminano a vicenda, padri che picchiano i figli a sangue, ma il punto di vista è sempre quello di un ragazzino navigato, che ha imparato a cavarsela nella vita e che non ha praticamente paura di niente.

[Shrika · Rating 3 out of 5]

The adventures of Huckle Berry Finn is a very interesting book. It talks about the struggle of a lower class boy who is trying to live an upper class one. Along the way he encounters many struggles, especially from his pap, who is a drunkard. A lot of the information in this story is hard to understand without reading the adventures of Tom Sawyer. The book has the word Nigger a lot but it is clearly against slavery and racism. There is a slave runaway with Huck and he happens to be black so the book can talk about anti racism a lot. The also try to show that h=Huck is a simple minded boy and they do that by showing him saying a lot of inappropriate things e.g. He calls the slave "property" and as i mentioned before, he uses the N word a lot. As the book goes on Huck sails down the Mississippi and as the author Mark Twain actually did so in his younger days, the book seems more realistic. All in all the book is quite exciting and action packed and is a long but fun read.

[Doug Sabol · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book “Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain is a novel that mainly shows the lifestyle of a boy named Huckleberry Finn. This book takes place along the Mississippi River in the 1800’s in the midst of Huckleberry’s childhood. The author provides many good descriptions of the adventures the main character goes on such as joining a man who has built a raft to float down the Mississippi River on. Along the way, Huckleberry seems to have a very hard time of staying out of trouble as he and his new friend stop at small towns. Eventually these actions play an important part in the book, read to find out.

[EJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've seen other reviews of this novel and I'm not sure how they can justify the high praise for one of the worst novels I have ever read. I know this is considered a classic but why? Today, the language and subject matter is outdated, set in a time when slavery was accepted and written in a way that is tedious to read. I spent so much time being distracted by the language that I couldn't enjoy the story presented to me. Although there were moments of excitement, I found the pace too slow to keep up any momentum. It may have anti-slavery and anti-racist messages but it's still difficult to relate to or enjoy such a distasteful era of history.

[Corny · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is not much I can add in praise of this American classic except to say I enjoyed it from start to finish. Not always easy to translate the dialect and many words to look up or guess at but at times laugh out loud funny. Mangled Shakespeare, wonderful con artists, and the convoluted machinations of Tom Sawyer all contribute to this lively romp down the Mississippi in the antebellum era. The N word is used so many times I lost count but it accurately reflects the culture of those times. Huck and Jim are among the immortal characters in American literature!

[Robert Olson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I quite like the first 31 chapters of the book because I think it describes quite well the experience of dealing with a moral problem. One usually doesn't come to a moral revelation after confronting it only once and what Huck Finn shows the flow moral maturation over time. Although, it is the last chapters of the book that abandon this exploration altogether and instead go back to the style of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer which threw me for a total 180 and I think the book was worse off because of that. Finally, I think I see myself in Huck with how he deals with issues only when he is forced to by the situations that the book pus him into.

[Alessandro · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is, as everyone knows, the sequel of "The adventures of Tom Sawyer". As the previous one, it is a fully enjoyable novel, much more understandable if read again at adult age. Sometimes Twain probably esagerates with "absurd" situations, but everything is understandable and forgivable if one understands that, after all, it is the tale, like the previous novel, of two very young boys who have not the worries of the adults, and who live in the open countryside of Missouri and Illinois, american states of the Midwest, in the 1850s.

[Diana Dazai · Rating 5 out of 5]

De mis libros favoritos; un buen viaje en balsa lleno de historia, risas y lamentos. Gracias a este libro pude comprender mejor la esclavitud y el porqué de aquella guerra civil. Sin duda jamás olvidaré la travesura que Tom Sawyer le hizo a Jim, hahaha "ese negro esta loco", nunca había reído tanto con un libro.
De igual manera la frase :"yo sabia que Jim era blanco por dentro", es algo que ronda mi mente constantemente, me hace reflexionar mucho acerca del racismo

[Raven · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it! I thought I would like it more, honestly, as I loved Tom Sawyer, but overall it is still a book everyone should read. The one thing I will say is that many of the characters are very flat. While some people argue that that is the point, it still makes it more difficult to read. I love that it is all written in dialogue though!

[Pablo Martinez · Rating 4 out of 5]

una gran libro.

La verdad, la edición que leí, como tal, no me gusto.
La narrativa no le daba la importancia a los conflictos que habían y eso definitivamente provoco que me aburriera un poco.

Pero me parece que por trama y personajes, es la mejor secuela que se le podía dar a Tom sawyer
[o espin-of]

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

The adventures of huckle berry Finn was so fun to read, except for the n word which I didn't ever say out loud, and I wish wasn't there. Having two rambunctious boys, and a husband who grew up in Mississippi made this book right up our ally. My boys got all sorts of ideas while we read this that did cause some innocent trouble, but I'm happy they are out living life, and not stuck on a screen.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this to be a much tougher read than Tom Sawyer.

[Jeremy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eli loved it.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read this before but it never hurts to re-read and it's a summer classic. This time I listened to the audio book and realized that there is a lot that is laugh out loud funny in this text.

[Sally · Rating 5 out of 5]

May be the greatest American novel.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once you get past the N-word, understand the context of 1830s, it is a very enjoyable story.

[Sally Grey · Rating 1 out of 5]

We liked the narrator.

[Entre mis libros · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 estrellas
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