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Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn": Racism
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses how Twain attacks racism in his classic tale. No additional sources cited.
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Mark Twain's "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn": Southern Values
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses how Twains novel addresses the issue of southern values. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer
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A 3 page essay that discusses Twain's Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain's most famous book is Huckleberry Finn and critics agree that it is a greater literary achievement than its predecessor The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). However, this work, which Twain referred to as a "hymn" to boyhood, has always been more widely read than Huck (Rasmussen 216). A factor in Tom Sawyer's perennial popularity is undoubtedly due to the fact that this novel demonstrates the social, physical and emotional struggles of the human maturation process, as the reader follows Tom's growth throughout the narrative. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mark Twain's Views on and Uses of Technology in His Writings
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A 14 page analytical essay which examines Mark Twain's attitudes about technology, both in his life and in his art, citing examples from such works as "The Bridge Builders," "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," "The Gilded Age," "Life on the Mississippi," "The Tragedy of Puddn'head Wilson," and "What is Man?" Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Mark Twain's Views on Slavery Through Jim
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A 6 page paper which examines Mark Twain's views on slavery primarily through his character Jim from The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” as an Example of the Realism Style and as a Comment on Racism and Social Darwinism of the Late 19th Century
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This is an 8 page paper discussing Huckleberry Finn in relation to racism, realism and social Darwinism. When the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was released in 1884, it was originally thought to be considered racist and has over the years been banned from many reading lists in schools. Upon further reflection however, critics believe that although it appears racist, it was actually Mark Twain’s comment on the racism which existed in the society of his day and was one of the first novels to give slaves and African Americans a character which seemingly is written from the black perspective in Jim. Twain’s works, including Huckleberry Finn were seen as more visionary and depicted the early realism style of the time and the increase in the American writers perspective on social Darwinism which existed in society and seemed as the theory oppressors applied in order to justify slavery and child labour in their markets. Through the character of Huck Finn, Twain used the realistic aspects of colloquial language, a middle-American view of modernization and the unreasonableness of the society of the late 1800s. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”: Grades for Teaching Irony, Historical Context and Racism
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This is a 3 page paper discussing “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in regards to its place within the educational system and grade levels which can appreciate the work. “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was written by Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910) in 1884 and was originally meant to be read as adult fiction and as a sequel to “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” written in 1881, although it is a text which can stand on its own. While the book remains one of the most taught works of American literature, it is considered as difficult to teach and controversial because of the racial content and use of colloquialism. In most cases, the book is left for the higher grade levels ranging from junior high to graduate school because of the racial content and the high level of irony used which could be misunderstood or missed by students in the younger grades. In addition, most critics believe that students should be taught the book in later grades when the students would be able to place the book in a larger historical context. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” and the Conflict Between Society and the Non-Conformist:
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A 2.5 page paper which analyzes a limited aspect of the novel, that of the conflict between a society that demands conformity and an individual such as Huck who delights in remaining a non-conformist. No additional sources are used.
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Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”: Good Writing?
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A 7 page paper which examines commentaries on Mark Twain’s novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and discusses whether the writing itself is good, if it reflects racists ideals, and if it should be taught in schools. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Mark Twain’s A Dog’s Tale
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A 3 page paper which overviews Mark Twain’s short story A Dog’s Tale. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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