"Huckleberry Finn"

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This paper discusses the American classic "Huckleberry Finn", explaining how the author, Mark Twain, relates the adventures of Huck Finn and his companion Jim in such a way that the reader can sense that the story is based on true events. The paper examines Twain's use of characterization, setting and dialogue. The paper claims that Twain inserted himself into the novel via some very clever plot constructions and one of the best examples of this can be found in his descriptions of life on the Mississippi River as it relates to Huck Finn and Jim. The paper also states that Twain inserted his own experiences as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River into the story, a suggestion that can be supported by numerous extracts from the novel.

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"During the Civil War, Twain served as a lieutenant in the Confederate Army but was quickly discharged because of undisclosed ailments. He then joined his brother Orion once again but this time in Nevada. Soon after, Twain tried his hand at being a prospector; when this failed, he became a reporter in Carson City, Nevada. By 1862, he was the city editor of the Virginia City Enterprise in which he first used the pseudonym of Mark Twain, "a depth call of the Mississippi pilots" (Kunitz 159). He then met Charles Farrar Browne who encouraged Twain to seek a literary career; some of his first stories were crude and full of tall stories and hoaxes."

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