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    This review summarizes Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", published in 1884. It praises Twain's use of vernacular English to effectively characterize Huck Finn as the first-person narrator and create a sense of time and place. The reviewer understood every word despite Twain's style. They also felt Twain realistically portrayed the characters of Huck and Jim, a black slave, and disagreed with criticism of Twain's use of racial slurs, seeing it as accurate for the time period and place. The story involves Huck and Jim escaping on a raft down the river to a free state, encountering two con men along the way.

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    This review summarizes Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", published in 1884. It praises Twain's use of vernacular English to effectively characterize Huck Finn as the first-person narrator and create a sense of time and place. The reviewer understood every word despite Twain's style. They also felt Twain realistically portrayed the characters of Huck and Jim, a black slave, and disagreed with criticism of Twain's use of racial slurs, seeing it as accurate for the time period and place. The story involves Huck and Jim escaping on a raft down the river to a free state, encountering two con men along the way.

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    This review summarizes Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", published in 1884. It praises Twain's use of vernacular English to effectively characterize Huck Finn as the first-person narrator and create a sense of time and place. The reviewer understood every word despite Twain's style. They also felt Twain realistically portrayed the characters of Huck and Jim, a black slave, and disagreed with criticism of Twain's use of racial slurs, seeing it as accurate for the time period and place. The story involves Huck and Jim escaping on a raft down the river to a free state, encountering two con men along the way.

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    TITLE: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

    AUTHOR: “MARK TWAIN” PAGES: 336 YEAR: 1884

    REVIEW

    “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is written in the first person and narrated by
    Huckleberry ‘Huck’ Finn. Twain uses vernacular English throughout the novel. I’m
    not usually a fan of this style of writing but Twain makes it work. I felt the use of
    vernacular English did a great job of creating Huck’s characterisation. I also think it
    gave The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn an authentic, period feel and help to create
    a sense of place as well. I didn’t have an issue with Twain’s use of vernacular English.
    I understood every word.

    I thought the characterisation was very good in “The Adventures of Huckleberry


    Finn”. Huck is very real throughout the novel. Part of this is because he’s the first
    person narrator and part of it Twain pulls off with his use of vernacular English. The
    other main character is Jim, a black slave Huck escapes his father and goes on the run.
    Jim’s characterisation comes through Huck’s eyes and I think Twain pulls it off.
    I’ve read a lot of criticism online of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” citing
    Twain’s use of the word ‘nigger’ and Jim being characterised as a sort of cartoon
    buffoon. I can’t agree with the criticism. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is
    written in 1884 and set sometime between 1835 and 1845. The use of the word
    ‘nigger’ to describe slaves like Jim is probably quite realistic. Huck is no great thinker
    and is a bit of simpleton. His impression of Jim is realistic.
    Jim and Huck set off on a raft and head for Cairo in Illinois, a free state where Jim
    intends to buy his enslaved family’s freedom. They meet two con men on their travels
    who try to pass themselves off as a duke and a king. This leads to much hilarity.

    Student ID: SE18D047

    Student Name: Erdenebat S.

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