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  1. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.

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    The novel begins as the narrator (later identified as Huckleberry Finn) states that we may know of him from another book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mr. Mark Twain. Huck quickly asserts that it aint no matter if we havent heard of him. According to Huck, Twain mostly told the truth in the previous tale, with some stretchers thrown in,...

    We learn that Tom Sawyer ended with Tom and Huckleberry finding a stash of gold some robbers had hidden in a cave. The boys received $6,000 apiece, which the local judge, Judge Thatcher, put into a trust The money in the bank now accrues a dollar a day from interest. Then, the Widow Douglas adopted and tried to sivilize Huck. Huck couldnt stand it,...

    Huck feels especially restless because the Widow and Miss Watson constantly attempt to improve his behavior. When Miss Watson tells him about the bad placehellhe blurts out that he would like to go there, for a change of scenery. This proclamation causes an uproar. Huck doesnt see the point of going to the good place and resolves not to bother tryi...

    In the opening pages of Huckleberry Finn, we feel the presence of both Hucks narrative voice and Twains voice as author. From the start, Huck speaks to us in a conversational tone that is very much his own but that also serves as a mouthpiece for Twain. When Huck mentions Mr. Mark Twain by name, he immediately gains an independence from his author:...

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