Write on Huckleberry Finn?

Question

I need to write a 4 page paper on 4 or more passages in Huck Finn, but have no idea what to write. I read the book and found it an interesting story, but not much more. I am perplexed. I guess I don't have a creative bone in my body. Any suggestions? I don't want someone else to write it for me....just some ideas of what to write.

Answer 1

You could take a look at Huck's attitude towards Jim at the beginning of the novel, and then again at the end. Huck is trying to decide whether or no he should turn Jim in. He is writing a letter telling someone (Aunt Sally maybe?) where Jim is, and then decides not to so he crumples the letter and says "All right, then, I'll go to Hell!" (page 273) in my copy. At another point, Huck reflects on the fact that Jim is crying over his family, and Huck says "I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for their’n. It don’t seem natural, but I reckon it’s so." In my copy that's on page 201. Just a few ideas- hope that helps- or at least helps get you started! Good Luck!

Answer 2

It is really about Dante's Inferno. I you notice as he goes down the river he gets into deeper circles of trouble that match the circles of Hell. The deepest circle in Dante's Inferno is the ninth which is the one of Satan himself and betrayal is the worst action. What is interesting is that Huck is rescued by Tom Sawyer himself. Tom and Huck have a falling out in the book. On careful inspection of Tom Sawyer he is popular and loved by the community even though he is as false as they come. Huck Finn rejects society preferring the woods and Jim than civilized society. This mirrors Virgil in Dante's Inferno. Mark Twain became very jaded in late life when he wrote Huckleberry Finn. Dante's Inferno was very popular and no doubt influenced Twain. That is why Huckleberry Finn is one of my favorite books. You can read it as a kid and get a whole different story after you learn a bit about literature. The giveaway is in the beginning when Twain writes that there is no hidden or secret meaning in the book. I quickly dismissed that as a kid. Some versions of the book don't even print that part. Twain wanted you to find the hidden meaning---betrayal.

Answer 3

Hey Us Hegemony,

Try some of the summaries on the internet, they have character descriptions, and analysis of the story.

Inspired by many of the author's own experiences as a river-boat pilot, the book tells of two runaways—a white boy and a black man—and their journey down the mighty Mississippi River. When the book first appeared, it scandalized reviewers and parents who thought it would corrupt young children with its depiction of a hero who lies, steals, and uses coarse language. In the last half of the twentieth century, the condemnation of the book has continued on the grounds that its portrayal of Jim and use of the word "******" is racist. The novel continues to appear on lists of books banned in schools across the country.

Answer 4

the person aboves me topic is really good. i chose to write about Huck's society and how he takes ideas from both pap and widow douglass to form his own idealistic society. if you dont really understand what iam saying then stick with the "hucks view on jiim" essay lol.