1、The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,Structure,Author Introduction Background Plot overview Character analysis Themes Discussion,Mark Twain,Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 1910) artistic, sharp weapon Famous for humor and satire greatest American humorist of his age the father of American literature,Ma
2、jor works,The Million Pound Note Roughing It (1872) The Gilded Age (1873) Life on the Mississippi(1883) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Couru (1889) Puddnhead Wilson (1894)The Man That Corrupted Haddleyburry （1900）,Two best known novels,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry
3、 Finn,Introduction,All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. . There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.Ernest Hemingway,Background,1850Mississippi riverFull of violence,Plot overview,Jim,Tom,Hucks father,Judith LoftusThe Grangerf
4、ordsThe duck and the king AuntSally and Uncle Silas Phelps,Widow Douglas,Miss Watson,Huckleberry Finn,sister,slave,friend,adopted by,kidnap,Huckleberry Finn,friend,Character analysis,Huckleberry Finn & Jim,Huckleberry Finn,Naive and naughty Desiring to be free Brave Energetic and curious Clever and
5、intelligent,Jim,Longing for freedom and daring to change his destiny Brave and selfless Kindhearted Giving lots of protections and concerns to friend,Themes,How a white and a black could be friends?,Urges Huck not to tell the secret that Jim is a runaway slave. Ties Huck to Jim at all the dangerous
6、moments in the adventures. Encourages Huck to run risk to save Jim.,Love,Equality,Huck,Jim,Understand and recognize Jim as an equal human being,Jim does his best to look after Huck,Conclusion,Love and equality help white boy Huck and black salve Jim broke through racial problem and make the greatest friendship.,Discussion,Question 1,Do you think friendship is beyond age and social states ?,Question 2,Accept the status or pursue the freedom, which one do you prefer?,Thank You!,
