Essays about: "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

1. 1. Racism, Mark Twain and Close Reading in the English Language Classroom

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Hannes Wikman; [2020]
   Keywords : Racism; racial inequality; intercultural competence; understanding; narrative imagination; narration; empathy; democratic values; Close Reading;

   Abstract : This essay argues that Mark Twain’s novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Pudd’nhead Wilson can be applied in Swedish upper secondary schools to address racial inequality in the purpose of achieving intercultural competence and understanding. Racism is a vast issue, evident in both schools and in our society, locally as well as globally, where ethnical minorities are abused or disfavored societal privileges. READ MORE

3. 2. The River as a Symbol of Liberty : An analysis regarding the Significance of the Mississippi River in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Soran Afrasiabi; [2015]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Despite the extensive research on slavery during the antebellum, few authors have investigated the connection between the Mississippi river and its importance and status as a symbol of freedom throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain. Therefore, this essay attempts to analyze just how much the river actually meant for Huck and Jim during their journey towards freedom. READ MORE

4. 3. The Relevance of Huckleberry Finn in today’s English Language Classrooms

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Alexander Johnson; Sara Ghazarian; [2014]
   Keywords : historical perspective; journals; observations; questionnaires; racism; reflection;

   Abstract : Denna studie är ett projekt som undersöker användandet av Mark Twains klassiska roman The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn i det svenska ESL klassrummet genom action research. Syftet är att undersöka hur en lärandemodell med utgångspunkt i The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn kan utformas för att utveckla det kritiska tänkandet, samt behandla rasistiska samhällsfrågor och fördomar i det svenska ESL klassrummet. READ MORE

5. 4. Overturning the Notion of White Supremacy in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

   University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Anna-Karin Westin; [2012]
   Keywords : American literature; Huckleberry Finn; postcolonialism; white supremacy;

   Abstract : This essay discusses how Mark Twain in the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn uses the description of the white American Christian civilization in order to overturn the colonial notion of white supremacy. This is done through juxtaposing the characterization of the people of the white American civilization and the people that are alienated or ‘other’. READ MORE

6. 5. Dialectal Speech in Literature and Translation : Bachelor Degree Thesis in English Linguistics

   University essay from Engelska

   Author : Elsa Bådagård; [2012]
   Keywords : Translation;

   Abstract : This essay studies how dialectal speech is reflected in written literature and how this phenomenon functions in translation. With this purpose in mind, Styron's Sophie's Choice and Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are analysed using samples of non-standard orthography which have been applied in order to reflect the dialect, or accent, of certain characters. READ MORE