The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
By
MARK TWAIN
During the next three weeks we will be reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. This site will help you find the information you need to complete each of the assignments associated with the unit. The links provide general background information about Mark Twain, articles commenting on the publishing of Huck Finn, and information focusing on the literary elements present in the novel. We will begin our study of Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn by flipping through the Interactive Scrapbook provided by PBS. Then I will ask you to read the articles linked below that comment on the banning of Huckleberry Finn when it was first published. You will then make a judgment as to whether Huck Finn is justly or unjustly banned from libraries and schools. Your final project will be to create a library newsletter from a library that is either advocating the banning of Huck Finn or is against the banning of Huck Finn. I will provide you with a detailed assignment sheet and grading rubric for each assignment.
Articles Commenting on the Banning of Huckleberry Finn
The New York Herald 1885: March 18
San Francisco Chronicle 1885: March 29
Hartford Courant 1885: April 4
The (New Orleans) Daily Picayune April 11, 1885
Positive Reviews
The Illustrated London News Feb. 14, 1891
The Atlanta Constitution May 26, 1885
Negative Reviews
The (Boston) Herald February 1, 1885
San Francisco Daily Examiner March 9, 1885
University of Virginia: Mark Twain’s Huck Finn
Bibliographies
Superstitions Found in Huckleberry Finn
Quotations and Symbols in Huck Finn
PBS Culture Shock in Huck Finn
This site created was created in 2008 by Peggy Henderson Murphy. Last updated October 11, 2008.
Photograph of Mark Twain from:
Publitek Ink: FotoSearch, (2008). “Mark Twain.” Retrieved October 11, 2008, from http://www.fotosearch.com/ILW501/dayala0183c
Banner and Buttons from:
Livingston Technologies Production: COOLTEXT. (1998). “Logos and Buttons.” Retrieved October 11, 2008, from http://cooltext.com/
