PPT-Huck Finn Exam Review River Illustration

For this assignment you will need to plot out all the major story points for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn You will indicate points on the map of the Mississippi River and write a brief description of the event on a separate sheet of paper . 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.”. aPPROACH. By Garrett Duktig, April . Heideloff. . and Cynthia Sprague. Terms to know….. Etymologies. : study of the origin of words and how their meanings have changed throughout history.. New Criticism. English 11. Humor. Read the Notice/Explanatory etc. to the novel as a class, pg. 6. Mark Twain sates in the “Notice” that persons attempting to find a moral in this book will be banished. While he slightly overstates his case, we should not forget that this novel is very funny. It is important to find the humor in the novel. Too often we as readers are so concerned with the social aspect that we forget to look for what is funny.. Essential Questions. What is identity? How is it defined in relation to society or community? . How does one gain a sense of self identity and community identity? . What is the appropriate way to balance individual and group identity? . Dr. Maier. Satire. Definition: A genre that pokes fun at some element of society (or society as a whole) and often uses laughter as a means of correcting vice.. . Horatian versus Juvenalian Satire. Horatian Satire: pokes fun at society through good-natured and playful humor. . Valerie Valles, Kaitlin Williamsen, Matthew Smith, Drew Cliburn, Chiara Bender. Summary . The King learns in town that a rich man named Peter Wilks has died and left much of his fortune to his brothers, whom his family has never seen since they've lived in Sheffield, England.. Huckleberry Finn. “His writing also served to . voice his running commentary on American society. . Thinly veiled . behind the mask of humor and satire. , Clemens' writing often . critiqued social morals, politics and human nature. Thomas DeMassa, Kazhra Kelcho, Jake Stephan, Maren Fox, Cole Leslie. Settings. -Takes place on a raft constructed by Huck and Jim floating up foggy Mississippi River. -Searching for Cairo. Vocabulary. Chapter Presentations. Chapter 1. Plot: Huck and Tom getting the money they find in the cave, Widow Douglas takes guardianship of Huck and tries to civilize him, they are trying to give him a religious education (praying, thanking/listening to God). The Adventures of . Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain. : . Biography. . Samuel . Longhorne. Clemens. Born November 30. th. , 1835 . Licensed River Pilot in 1858. “Mark Twain” is a river term which means the water is deep enough for safe passage . (Ch. 24-26). Rachel Ray, Eunice Lee, Kaira Miller, Arleth Urquiza, Alexis Hernandez. Summary. Huck and the King decide to arrive in a steamboat to the village and when they arrive they meet a townsman who shares all the town gossip and happenings to the two.. "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 . A picaresque novel:. Involves clever rogues or adventurers engaged in a series of episodes.. A genre of generally satiric prose fiction that depicts in realistic, often humorous detail, the adventures of a roguish hero of low social degree living by his or her wits in a corrupt society.. Individual vs. Society Essential Questions What is identity? How is it defined in relation to society or community? How does one gain a sense of self identity and community identity? What is the appropriate way to balance individual and group identity?