More Huck Finn

Here is a link talking about the complexity of Jim. We discussed in class how he clashes with many other characters in the story. This article goes into that topic even deeper:

http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol1/issue1/huckfinn.htm

We also talked a bit about how the river is a symbol of freedom for Huck and Jim throughout the novel. The link below has another take on what the river may symbolize:

http://www.suite101.com/content/the-river-as-god-in-huck-finn-a75246

Keep reading! I'll see you Wednesday.

NO CLASS WED JAN 22

I was at wedding over the weekend and my flight was delayed until late last night/early this morning. I will not be in today and as of now the school is on a delayed opening until noon.

Check the school website to stay updated:

http://www.essex.edu

Continue reading Huck Finn and we will catch up next week.

Prof. O'Connell

Huck Finn (Updated)

As you know we have begun The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn this week in class. The NY Times article below is about a  professor that is attempting to alter the text of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This is a topic we will discuss further in the next few weeks and will most likely show up as an essay question. Here are a few links to some stories about the controversy:

This is from the New York Daily News and some of the reader comments are interesting to say the least...
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/01/05/2011-01-05_take_the_nword_out_of_huck_finn_its_an_insult_to_mark_twain__and_to_american_his.html

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/45645-upcoming-newsouth-huck-finn-eliminates-the-n-word.html

Here are a few articles from the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/01/05/does-one-word-change-huckleberry-finn

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/07/us/a-scholar-finds-huck-finn-s-voice-in-twain-s-writing-about-a-black-youth.html

http://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/24/books/adapting-and-revising-twain-s-huck-finn.html

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/01/05/does-one-word-change-huckleberry-finn/why-bother-reading-huckleberry-finn


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.and another from the NY Times about Pap Finn
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/01/05/does-one-word-change-huckleberry-finn/the-words-of-pap-finns-rant

What do you think?