Huckleberry FinnHuckleberry Finn ByBy Mark TwainMark Twain

何秀娟 雷洁 程俊锋何秀娟 雷洁 程俊锋

Contents• Author• Background• Introduction• Main characters analysis• Theme

Author• Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens • Nationality : American• Born :Nov.30, 1835.Florida, Missouri, U.S. • Death: April 21, 1910 (aged 74).Redding,

Connecticut, U.S.• Genres( 体裁） : Fiction, historical fiction,

children‘s literature, non-fiction, travel literature, satire, essay, philosophical literature, social commentary, literary criticism

• Notable work(s) ： The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ， Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Achievement♪ The Mirror of America(a person who gives

a true representation or description of America .)

♪ “the Lincoln of American literature” ♪ “Father of the American Novel” --William

Faulkner ♪ “the greatest of the American

humorists”

He and his family

BackgroundBackground

Based in the mid 1800s before Based in the mid 1800s before the Civil War, collapse of the Civil War, collapse of slavery was indeed a historical slavery was indeed a historical necessitynecessity

Introduction to the storyIntroduction to the story To avoid alcoholic father's abuse, Huck To avoid alcoholic father's abuse, Huck

fled to a small island, meeting fled slave fled to a small island, meeting fled slave Jim by chance. Jim by chance.

The two were determined to escape from The two were determined to escape from the Mississippi River to the north of the the Mississippi River to the north of the free state. free state.

In the days and nights of the drifting life, In the days and nights of the drifting life, gradually Jim's good selfless character gradually Jim's good selfless character touched Huck, who taking the risk of hell, touched Huck, who taking the risk of hell, helped Jim get free.helped Jim get free.

Along the way they encountered people's Along the way they encountered people's chase, fraud abuse and all kinds of chase, fraud abuse and all kinds of natural disasters.. Finally, two people of natural disasters.. Finally, two people of one mind, Huck helped rescued the one mind, Huck helped rescued the former-sold Jim, former-sold Jim,

To their surprise the hostess has To their surprise the hostess has announced the termination of Jim's of announced the termination of Jim's of slavery in her will slavery in her will

Character analysis-Huck

Hero of the novel. Clever, kind-

hearted and brave Active and lively ,

thirst for free life, Racial

discrimination

Character analysis-Jim

Slave of Miss Watson Brave, dare to

escape the slavery Faithful to Huck Warmhearted to

Friend Protective Make great help to

the growth of Huck

ThemeTheme

FreedomFreedom Racism and slaveryRacism and slavery

Huck Finn Jim

Social yoke( 枷锁 ) Slavery

get rid of

Racism and slaveryThe result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps

express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family.