Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Narration of the Story

I found Mark Twain's idea to make Huck narrate the book pretty great. The style is very different compared to anything else I have read previously. It's as if Huck is talking to us (the readers) directly with the way he speaks, such as.. 
                        "Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me found
              the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made us rich." (page 2). 
Because Huck is an innocent-hearted person, we see that he's honest with us and we get to see the world from his experiences. I read online and I agree that Mark Twain is able to channel humor and his real thoughts about this time period through Huck and his limited education. Because what better way to judge how a society works than as one who is just growing up and learning how the world moves. 

1 comment:

  1. I do most agree. I have noticed while reading that due to the way Huck was raised, he finds it hard to be imaginative and creative as Tom is.

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