Have you ever found youself floating down a river on a raft? Pretend you have. Now, pretend you're with a runaway slave, and then some two-bit con artists. You get caught in a deadly family feud, an inheritance scam, some killer storms, and there are paddle boats out trying to run you over. Now your best friend has been sold into slavery, and you've gotta get him free. You've got a taste of what Huck Finn's life is like in Mark Twain's masterpiece, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Some great Huck Finn websites-
Publicizing Huck Finn - Interesting page, part of a large Twain site, that deals with how Mark Twain publicized Huck Finn.
Davy and Huck Finn - Neat little site, compares Huck to the similar character of Davy in the Edgar Pangborn novel.
The Pennsylvania NAACP vs. Huck Finn - Mark Twain - Includes responses by the community to the attempt to get Huck Finn banned from public schools, from boths sides.
The Huck Finn Trivia Quiz - Have a little fun with this Trivia quiz on Huck's life on the Mississippi.
Mark Twain on "Huck Finn" - A letter, written by Twain, concerning the banning of Huck Finn from the Denver Public Library.
REVIEW - Was Huck Black? - A review of Shelly Fishkin's book, Was Huck Black?
Huck Finn Study Guide - At last, something useful =) A nice site that allows you to look up a quote, if you must, as well as provides example essay topics and other helpful items.
A Ken's Look into Huckleberry Finn - Includes very helpful a summary of the book, broken down by scene, character anaylasis, and reviews of the various Huckleberry Twain movies.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Includes a few "Writing Within the Text" or "Creative Response" type items, such as a crossword puzzle and a song.
Mark Twain: Huckleberry Finn - This page has the complete text, along with 174 illustrations from the First Edition.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Another site with the complete text, but this one is broken down into chapters.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Contains a summary, as well as information on Theme and Literary Techniques.
Norman Rockwell's Huckleberry Finn Lithographs - Eight Norman Rockwell lithographs depitcting scenes from Huck Finn. Pretty neat stuff.
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By Dylan Flipse, 