9/12/2012 American Studies II
Comparing and Contrasting: To Kill a Mockingbird and Huckleberry Finn
In the books, The Adventures Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird, the authors demonstrate several themes: the coexistence of good and evil, the importance of moral education, the existence of social inequality, racism and slavery, intellectual and moral education, and the hypocrisy of “civilized” society. The common themes throughout the two books depict; that although the settings are nearly a century apart, society has not changed as drastically as believed.
Racism, a main theme throughout both books reveals itself in many ways. The Adventures
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Despite the fact that she is a lot younger, she grasps the situation better than her older brother who seems to fall apart at the concept of human evil.
The Mockingbird had become something symbolic in the story. The mockingbird represents innocence and portrays itself through several different characters in the story; such as Scout Finch or Boo Radley. Despite their innocence however, they can be injured with their contact with evil. In the story, it’s explained how Boo Radley’s innocence is tainted because of his abusive father. Thus the extended metaphor or symbolism would explain that killing a mockingbird is tainting innocence. When Scout inquires her, Miss Maudie explains, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but . . . sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” This also links the connection of Scout and Jem both having the last name finch, which is another name for a particularly small (and also harmless) bird.
In Huckleberry Finn, Huck comes from the lower levels of white society, having a father who is a drunk who disappears constantly. Widow Douglas adopts him and attempts to reform him, although she has difficulties. Huck does not accept the ways of society, and often tells Widow that he would rather go live in hell for a change of scenery. The Widow tries to teach him how to read and tries to make him religious. Although the Widow’s efforts do finally teach
The book and the movie of "Huckleberry Finn" were both good, but there were many differences between the two versions. Some people think that Disney ruined the book because they added some things and cut some things out. Other people like the Disney movie better than the book. They think that it is more detailed and they like the way it is set up better, also they don't have to read they can just watch the movie. The three biggest differences between the book and the movie are that Tom Sawyer is not in the movie, Mary Jane saves Huck and Jim in the movie, and that the "N" word is not used in the movie like it is in the book.
“There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for you. We stick together and can see it through, cause you’ve got a friend in me” from Disney’s Toy Story. This quote is incredible because it really shows how completely unforgettable the characters in Toy Story truly are. What makes it memorable are the complex personalities and their wonderful friendships like Woody and Buzz Lightyear have from Toy Story. However, what extraordinary characters have amazing personality in novels? People have tons of different opinions but Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are great examples of unforgettable characters. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn share unique memorable similarities and differences in The Adventures
An instance where the mockingbird is mentioned in the novel is when Atticus tells his children that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird and they consult Miss Maudie about this and she replies with, “‘Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird’” (94). This quote is significant because its meaning is that mockingbirds are generally harmless and shouldn’t be killed because they have done no harm to humans. The theme of the mockingbird can relate more to just the bird, as it can also relate to Tom Robinson because he has done no harm to humans, yet he is being put on trial and has a chance of being executed. It can also relate to Boo Radley because he was kind to Scout by placing the blanket on her, yet the people of Maycomb are frightened by him and spread nasty rumors about him. In brief, the theme of the mockingbird has a deeper meaning than it appears and is an important life lesson in the
People are shooting and lynching for no particular reason. Creating a contrast between the others and Huck. The adults are selfish, greedy monsters who are numb from killing, and Huck is empathetic and open minded. I think that as hard as society wants Huck to be like the rest of them and fit in their traditions, the communities should become more like Huck. Huck learns from his experience, unlike the others where they are constantly making mistakes because they are unwilling to change.
Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn follows a young boy named Huck through his adventures down the Mississippi River. Through the adventures and obstacles he faces and overcomes with Jim, a loyal run-away slave, Huck changes and becomes more mature. He is no longer the careless, prank playing boy that ran around and had fun at other people's expense. Near the end of his life-changing journey down the Mississippi, Huck is reunited with his idol and close friend Tom Sawyer and these once very similar boys now have many obvious differences. Huck differs from Tom in his way of thinking, in his treatment and attitude towards Jim, and in his tendency to question his surroundings.
very much to be able to live a life not bound by rules and acting
Hollywood has misinterpreted many books throughout the years, one of them including The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The main characters are similar in many ways, but they also differ from each other during key event. Mark Twain wrote the adventure of Huckleberry Finn in December of 1884, about Heck slowly maturating; while Hollywood made a movie, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1985, and made Huck look too childish to mature without a guardian. Huck experienced many changes between the movie and book starting from his reaction to his father’s death, to gaining wealth from the cave, and how he slowly matured.
The two main themes of both The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird are racism and prejudice. Both novelists make the argument race, social class and gender are subject to prejudice. The novelists use their characters to mock and expose, opening readers’ eyes, making them ask questions about their own society; this is what makes Huck Finn satirical. They achieve this in different ways however, while Mark Twain uses Huck’s opinions through the novel to influence the reader, Harper Lee uses the main character’s naïvety to highlight the issues in the society she depicts. Mockingbird, written by Lee in 1960 continues to inspire people’s views on equality today.
In the year 1885, Mark Twain published one of his famous classic novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It was the book that marked the beginning of American literature and eventually, a film was produced. Between the book and the movie, there are differences as well as similarities. A few points of comparison and contrast in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is missing scenes, added scenes, and characters’ personalities.
Peanut butter and jelly are two very different foods that pair perfectly. Peanut butter is salty and thick, while jelly is sweet and gelatinous. These foods are opposites, but together they bring out each other’s best. This pairing of opposites also happens with pairs of people. Many authors love using opposing pairs to bring out their character’s defining traits. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are an opposing pair. Tom and Huck’s opposing natures bring out each other’s defining traits.
In these two critiques, we notice many similarities and many differences. As a whole, we see the difference of writing style. The one, published by the 'New York Times' seems to take more of an emotional overview of the book. Although providing plenty of facts of the author and the time period the book was written in, the author goes into detail how HE feels about the novel, and what the novel meant to him. In contrast, the other critique is almost entirely made up of the author finding similarities between the book and modern times. He keeps his emotional connection to the book separate from the review, and we feel the emotional disconnect in his review. Second, we see the difference of ideas. In the critique published by the Harvard Press, the author finds every
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Disney, the movie, has a distinct plot escalation, the original from Mark Twain doesn't include this.
One way to determine how people live is to look at what people were writing during that time. Authors write what they know. With that being the case, their works intimately portray their lives in some way. These concepts are no different for the writers of the time period that included the years of 1865-1914. In fact, the authors from this time period used dialogue to describe the way people interacted and of the their social class, they used setting to portray where and how people lived and adapted to their surroundings, and the authors used descriptive measures to accurately represent to the audience how the life of the characters was.
In the beginning of this Huckleberry Finn, Huck was an uncivilized and ignorant boy. When he moved in with the Widow Douglas, she "allowed she would [him]" but he did not want to stay with her because she was so "regular and decent... in all her ways" (2). He did not have what most people would consider morals. He was so against things moral and civilized that
Throughout the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” its author Mark Twain demonstrates both Huck and Toms contrasting personalities. The two friends at the start of the novel spend endless time playing and having fun with each other but that soon changes as the story progresses when we start to see Tom not in person but always in Huck’s mind. Tom is gone for much of the novel while Huck develops into his own person. Huck and Tom at the start are like any boys that age they both have a desire and sense of adventure. Throughout chapters 26 to 36 we start begin to see how far each is willing to go! Huck is an individual who sets himself up spiritually with both morals and standards. This determines how far he will take himself on a journey.