to hard to grasp the irony in Twain’s telling, the deliberate saying of one thing when the reverse is intended. And the repeated use of the ‘N-word’ diverts from mark Twain’s best moral intentions.” (Source C) In this quote, one can see how Twain’s goal in writing this story is already ambiguous enough without a change in phrasing. Were the sentences to be altered, the entire tone of the story could prospectively be remodeled drastically. Similarly, some of Twain’s underlying meanings could be…
Few stories can boast such an authentic experience as Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. From the first sentence, the broken Southern dialogue immerses the reader in the 19th Century Missouri world Twain grew up in. The captivating adventures of Huck are not simply fanciful wonders of an imaginative author, they are built upon the experiences of a person who endured the hardships and joys of river life. Far more than mere entertainment, this tale is a window into a lifestyle and time that has long…
The Cost of Conformity Throughout the centuries, society’s standards drastically change. Whether individuals in any time period decide to follow society’s constraints and moral codes, often their choices determined how others treat them. Although standards constantly evolve based on the problems society faces, some expectations like social class and treatment of others never change. People constantly have disputes over their differences in order to conform to their society’s standards. In his…