Huck finn essay on each chapt
Huck finn: essay on each chaptCHAPTER 1
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In the opening paragraph, Huck introduces himself to us as the
narrator of the story. He talks to us in a relaxed, matter-of-fact
tone that makes him sound friendly, honest, and maybe a little less
respectful than he should be. He does, after all, come close to
calling Mark Twain a liar.
Try to imagine Twain writing that paragraph, in which he has a
fictional character accuse him of "stretching the truth" in an earlier
book. Twain seems to be sharing a joke with you, the reader, but
Huck isn't in on the joke. Huck doesn't say it to be funny. He says it
innocently, not realizing that it could be taken as an insult.
Keep this trick of Twain's in mind as you read the book, because
you'll find him doing it dozens of times. He'll be expecting you to
understand things better than Huck, who's just a simple, almost
illiterate kid. Twain will often be winking at you over Huck's head,
the way two grownups might be quietly amused at the naive things
said by a young child....
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