I like this book. but it was a hard book to read because it was based before the civil was in the south. it had inappropriate language it was funny. it was about a kid named huck trying to help his friend a runaway slave be a free man.

The Huckleberry Finn Review

A young boy’s story through a time of prejudice.

In the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, a young boy, Huckleberry Finn, goes through many tests of survival to find freedom. He is an African American boy who has the privilege to know how to read and write, but he must work for a widow to attain this. At this time many people disagree that a person of color or any ethnicity other than Caucasian, should not be allowed to learn. Many African Americans themselves don’t believe that they should be able to either. Finn’s father is disgusted and feels almost threatened by the fact that Finn had the opportunity to learn and the father takes Finn away from the widow. Finn is not unhappy to be away from the widow, but his father keeps him looked up in a cabin, not allowing him to go outside. Finn manages to escape by faking his own death and flees meeting many old and making new friends. He meets one of the widow’s slaves that escaped named Jim, but they are soon separated when their raft breaks into two pieces, Finn stays with a family after that time. Jim manages to find Finn and they continue on their way down the river. On the way they encounter a group of men, obviously con artists, who decide to go with them. Finn and Jim are unable to get rid of the white men, but every city they stop at the cons loot. The cons do their worst robbery, selling Jim to a pair of people as a runaway slave and take all the money. When Finn tries to free Jim, he realizes that Jim’s “owners” are actually Tom Sawyer’s, Finn best friend from home, aunt and uncle. Finn is surprised when Tom’s aunt embraces him and calls him Tom’s name. He soon realizes that Tom’s aunt thinks that he is Tom because Tom is due to arrive soon. Finn meets Tom halfway from his journey and asks him to pretend to be Sid, Tom’s brother. Tom agrees to help Finn free Jim, but because he loves adventure, he hatches a plan that adds many more obstacles than necessary. While the plan was in action, Tom gets shot, and Jim nurses him back to health, giving up his freedom. Jim is put back in chains, but Tom reveals the truth about everything, including that Jim is a freedman because the widow died two months earlier. Tom’s aunt offers Finn a place to live, but he declines seeking more adventure.
tIn this story, Twain tries to express how African Americans suffer prejudice and cannot deny Caucasians certain things. This though this story is written before the American Civil War, Twain compares it to post reconstruction about how the African Americans are still discriminated against. The way that the point was told was given very subtly. Though this can be a good thing, it took a while to fully understand the content. In the story, Mark Twain also wrote in the way people spoke. When there was a less educated person, the writing would be harder to comprehend and the reader had to read it aloud. For example, on page 19, Jim says, “Yo’ole father doan’ know yit what he a-qwyne to do.” When reading this sentence, the reader had to read it multiple times to understand the content. It was also very interesting to see how their lingo contributed to the story. The way some of the words were formed showed a double meaning that could have only been said that way. This book is very well thought, and would recommended it to someone who has time to fully comprehend and absorb the information.

Huck Finn is a boy who is wild and unruly, just like his father, until he is taken under the care of a nice woman who attempts to tame him. When Huck runs away with a black slave, their adventures together teach him unforgettable lessons about morality, telling the truth, friendship, and racism. The style of this book is somewhat difficult to read due to the dialect Twain uses, but it is a rewarding read and its endearing plot will keep you on your toes. Through Huck's adventures and lessons, I learned a lot about judgement and being open to things. I liked how the strong lessons and serious issues were dealt with in the context of a little boy's adventure and seen through his innocent, unbiased point of view.

i remember having to read this for english and i honestly really didn't like this book. i think its just so different to what I'm used to and being forced to read a book is never going to help. i hope one day ill have to time to sit with this book again as an adult and maybe ill see why everyone loves it.

I really enjoyed reading this book, though many parts were confusing due to language used in the 1800's. But all-in-all it was an amazing book that kept me on edge throughout the book, I mean on the run from a lot of people, what else could you ask for?

Read freshman year of IB English.

One of my favorites.

Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is the most jocular book I have ever read! I really enjoyed reading this novel and although it is meant for children audiences, the controversial issues presented by Twain in Huck moral predicament are still in being debated today. I would recommend this novel to audiences of all age because of the influence it has had on society since its debut in the 1870s. The adventure that Huck and Jim embark on up the Mississippi River is as convoluted as Huck and his growing predicament of freeing Jim or complying with society by returning Jim to his owners. This controversy is hardly a controversy in today's society, where slavery is intolerable and the use of word "nigger" is lamented, but when Twain wrote Huck Finn, the status quo was white superiority and black inferiority. This satirical perspective on societal flaws is what makes "The Adventures of Huck Finn truly the first modern American novel" (Hemingway).