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This is a place for us to discuss openly and honestly the literature we are reading. Here we are all just communicating our thoughts on what we are reading. There are no right and wrong answers. However, you are expected to be polite, mature, and on topic.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The Wit and Wisdom of Twain

Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is both an adventure novel and a satire. Remember satire "mocks or pokes fun at something to show how wrong, ridiculous, or evil something is."  Much of the humor of Huckleberry Finn, as well as the serious satire, comes from Huck's being unaware of the comic implications of what he says. What Huck takes seriously, Twain often means to be comic. Explore one of these events in chapters 1-15 and explain the difference between what Huck says and what Twain means.  (The deadline to post a response to this blog question is midnight, June 28, 2013.  Remember post your first name and last initial after your response.)