PPT-Themes in Huckleberry Finn: An overview

Monday 31 July 2017 What is a theme The writer wishes to explore certain key ideas throughout a text The manner in which these ideas are presented to the reader can be called the theme Themes can be found by study of the interaction of characters in the novel and by the choice and manner of portrayal of events. BY: MARK TWAIN. Background Information. What is satire?. Satire is the use of . ____________ or . sarcasm to denounce or make fun of a specific idea, object, concept, or person.. Mark Twain uses satire to:. By Mark Twain. Meet Mark Twain. “I was born on the 30. th. of November, 1835, in the almost invisible village of Florida, Monroe County, Missouri… the village contained a hundred people and I increased the population by 1 percent. It is more than many of the best men in history could have done for a town.”. Mark Twain. Introduction. Background. Discussion Starters. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain. Images provided by Index Open, Jupiter Images, and Shutterstock.. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. by Mark Twain. Please take out note-taking materials. There will be a quiz.. Setting: St. Petersburg, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River.. Author. : Mark Twain. By . Mark Twain. Key Vocabulary. Realism. (n) the . quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to . life; Authenticity. “A . number of models in period costume add . MacCool. and the . Giant’s. . Causeway. About the . legend. The story . takes. place in Ireland. The . characters. are Finn . MacCool. . who. . is. a . giant. . from. Ireland, . Benandonner. Unit Intro. English 9 Honors. September . 2016. Goals. . Analyze the impact of language on how we understand a text, censor a text, or discuss a text.. Understand Twain’s intent in writing . Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called. Huckleberry Finn. ," . Ernest Hemingway. Mark Twain (1835-1910). By Mark Twain. Pokeville (Chapters 19-20). Presented by:. Tami Allen, Samantha Benally, Marissa Campbell, Yasminah Habeel, and Meagan Horner. Summary of Chapters 19 & 20. Huck and Jim are on their raft. 1)commence . — . (v) begin.  . 2) tolerable —. (adj.) moderately agreeable.  . 3) providence — . (n) divine care.  . 4) notion —. (n) theory; belief; general idea.  . 5) dismal —. (adj.) gloomy; depressing. "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn" . Ernest Hemingway . Racism & Slavery. . written after . Emancipation Proclamation. abolished slavery, but time period of story set during slavery . Mark . Twain (Samuel Clemens) 1835-1910 . "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.". The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain Meet Mark Twain “I was born on the 30 th of November, 1835, in the almost invisible village of Florida, Monroe County, Missouri… the village contained a hundred people and I increased the population by 1 percent. It is more than many of the best men in history could have done for a town.” Often artists use themes as a way to . Spark ideas. Answer questions visually. Tell stories. .. Types of Themes: Descriptive Themes. Descriptive themes ask story like questions. . They are usually concrete, containing nouns, but allow for many interpretations..