CDIS97 — Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn is a picaresque adventure of an escape from slavery, abusive family life, with an oppressive culture. It is a work of comic satire—and a critique of progress, civilization, and a warped society that allows some people to enslave others. Shortly after its publication, the book was proclaimed a classic. However, critics often suggest that Twain’s failure of nerve keeps the work from developing its most crucial theme and being the great American novel it might have become. This talk examines what is right, and wrong, with Mark Twain’s most familiar and significant writing.