CliffsNotes on Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Robert Bruce

Overview

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.

In CliffsNotes on Huckleberry Finn, you follow the Mississippi River adventures of Mark Twain's mischief-making protagonist Huck Finn and the runaway slave Jim.

Just like Huck's makeshift raft, this study guide carries you along on his incredible journey by providing chapter summaries and critical analyses on life in the late-19th-century American south. You'll also gain insight into the man behind this American classic—Mark Twain, a.k.a. Samuel Clemens. Other features that help you study include

• Character analyses of major players
• A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
• Critical essays
• A review section that tests your knowledge
• A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites

Classic literature or modern-day treasure—you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544182103
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	05/02/2011
Sold by:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format:	eBook
Pages:	114
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Robert Bruce graduated with a Ph.D. in English from Texas A&M University with a specialization in Mark Twain and American Humor.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Life and Background of the Author.

Introduction to the Novel.

Critical Commentaries.

Notice.

Explanatory.

Chapters 1 - 42.

Chapter The Last.

Character Analyses.

Critical Essays.

CliffsNotes Review.

CliffsNotes Resource Center.

Index.