Mark Twain and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Samuel Clemens, known by his pen name "MarkAn adventure of Huckleberry Finn consists of 43
Twain", was born in Florida in 1835. When he was justchapters. Nice thing about this book is that it is told in
11 years old his father passed away, he left histhe first person in which Huck Finn is telling the story.
studies and began to work as a printer to make bothThe complete book is divided into three sections.The
ends meet. In 1857, he moved to South America tofirst section is about the living of Huck living, Miss
make his fortune.Watson and his sister civilization. Second section is
Mark Twain then went to west America during thetotally about his travelling with Jim and the last
civil war and established him as a stunning writer. Hesection Huck returns to civilization and lives with Tom
wrote several humorous stories about his lifein Uncle Silas' farm.
experiences and the circumstances under which heThe introduction of first section starts with Huck and
moved from his home town, which lead him tohis living life with Miss Watson and later with his
newspaper reporter in 1862.father.The section ends were Huck authentic or
In 1866, he moved to Hawaii. This trip or journeygenuine his death and flees to Jackson Island.
proved to be the opening of his career as a travellingIn the second section Huck meets Jim at Island.
corresponded. The following year he went to EuropeWhen they come to know that Jim is being searched
and wrote a successful book titled as The Innocentthey both run down to river, Jim was running from
Abroad.slavery whereas Huck was running from civilization.
Then in 1876, Mark Twain published "The AdventuresThe section ends when they both make to uncle
of Tom Sawyer". It was such a success that heSilas' farm.
decided thereby to write a sequel. The sequel, whichThe third section is totally based upon the farm.
was much more difficult than the original, wasEven the book is divided into three sections but it
published seven years later in 1883 and was titleddoes not divide to neatly in to sub section like rising
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". After thisaction, climax and conclusion. The basic point of Huck
success Twain wrote dozen of books but none ofis to exposes slavery and show blacks to have
them gained that much fame, respect, attention byfeelings just like others. The river and surroundings
the world wide audience. Death of his daughter JEANadd to the adventure and climax to the story.
bought him sorrow. His heart was seriously effectedTwain`s style was so simple and he presented his
by the news of his daughter`s death and on April 21,feeling in childish mood, who gives out his observation
1910 he also died.on society through eyes and speech. Thus this book
Adventures of Huckleberry Finnreceives high applause from worldwide audience.