Welcome to Mrs. Sutton’s Huck Finn Page

Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been, and continues to be, both revered and rebuked by readers and critics. Many of the themes, symbols, and situations presented in the novel are uncomfortable and confusing for readers, particularly for young readers. In order to understand the depth of Twain's efforts in Huck Finn, the reader should take some time to study aspects of Mark Twain's background, the historical setting of the novel, and the controversial role this novel has played in society from its inception to its persistence as a portrait of American history.

 

Mark Twain

http://classiclit.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fetext.virginia.edu%2Frailton%2Fsc_as_mt%2Fmtinlife.html

http://www.geocities.com/swaisman/

http://www.boondocksnet.com/twaintexts/biography/paine_bio007.html

 

History

http://www.hannibal.net/stories/021001/fea_0210010052.html

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/callowa1.html

http://www.boondocksnet.com/twainwww/essays/huck_banned9703.html

http://www.hannibal.net/stories/011501/fea_0115010042.html

 

Controversy

http://www.salwen.com/mtrace.html

 http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/hfconcrd.html

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/huckcen/vshuck1.html

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/twain/harcour1.html

Image obtained on February 15, 2004 from: http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/sc_as_mt/photos/03lhjhp.html