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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上I. IntroductionThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most famous works of Mark Twain. It is a story about a white boy Huck who helps a black slave Jim to get rid of misery life. He is so outright, kind-hearted, and pure that shows big difference with the rigid and cruel socie
2、ty. Huck wants for freedom and natural life, and he isnt afraid to break the laws of society. Huck has become the antihero in American literature. Furthermore, this kind of rebellion of spirit even has a realistic sense at present days. II. Development-the bodyA. An introduction to Mark TwainMark Tw
3、ain (1835-1910), whose real name is Samuel Langhorne, is called the true father of American literature. His boyhood memory on the Mississippi left a large influence on his future writing, and his life experience gave him a wild knowledge of humanity. He made a more extensive combination of American
4、folk humor and serious literature than previous writers had done. In the meantime, Twain works for realism. In the thematic terms, he deals largely with the lower class life of American society.B. An introduction to The novelThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twains greatest book. It is Amer
5、icas masterpiece that Hemingway notes, all modern American literature comes. The book is a success from its first publication in 1884. It is considered one of the greatest novels because it explores the racial and moral world of its time.The novel tells a story about a young boys coming of age in Mi
6、ssouri around 1850, when racism in the United States was quite serious. In other words, it is a story of Hucks struggle to win freedom for himself and Jim, a Negro slave. The author writes from a boys perspective, and touches the hypocrisy and cruelty of an adult world. C. Rebelling hero image of Hu
7、ckleberry FinnHuck, the main character of the book is the disputable boy in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Having led a rough time in childhood, Huck is uneducated, rude, mischievous, and apt to play tricks and tell lies. He is not used to following any rules for his life at about the age of th
8、irteen. However, Huck is outgoing, kind-heaved, pure, clever and lovely. Through all the adventures, Huck learns a variety of life lessons. He grows up and develops his conscience of humanity. In the meantime, his rebellion of sprit becomes mature, from a little boys natural disobedience to his revo
9、lt for social guidelines.The little child is sick of all the confinement and civilization that traditional concept enforces upon him. Though accepted by the Widow Douglas and into the community of St. Petersburg, he feels uncomfortable. This point above proves that he dislikes the hypocrisy and crue
10、lty in the adult world. Besides, He finds rules in “civilized world” illogical and unreasonable, and even asks questions of religious principles: if a body can get anything they pray for, why dont Deacon Winn get back the money he lost on pork?” Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Beijin
11、g: Penguin Classics, 2007. Chapter 3.(15) To some extent, as a wild child, his disobedience to restrain from those adults is somewhat instinct and natural, since almost everyone has a degree of rebellious psychology or behavior in their childhoods. But unlike others, Hucks rebellion is merely strong
12、, as he has been constantly oppressed by the world around him.Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck is a hero. He triumphs over society and follows his heart. On the one hand, Huck is a hero seeking his own freedom. He wanted to escape from the “civilized” society. One the other hand,
13、Hucks rebellion of sprit became mature from this journey. The journey was a voyage of growth in reality and morality, and a course of learning. On the personal and social level, he acquired knowledge and became a person of sound heart and with democratic ideals.D. The novels influenceHuck is the onl
14、y child who can look into his heart for guidance. Moral intuition is the basis on which his character rests. This allows us compare him to adults, who usually conform to the world around them, and get used to the old ways.The heros rebellion also has its social significance. It keeps people alert al
15、l the time-equality is human beings common concern, regardless of skin color or race. In the meantime, it raises a question of what is a civilized society. It is obvious that a society that owns slaves is impossible to be just and even civilized. Nowadays, moral and racial problems in a society are
16、continuously disturbing topic for people.III. ConclusionMark Twain depicts a rebelling hero-Huckleberry Finn, by praising his rebellious spirit in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which sets a new way of writing in the literary world. The rebelling hero is a permanent character in American literature and the heros rebellion also has its social significance.Reference:1Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Beijing: Penguin Classics, 2007.2成时.哈克贝利费恩历险记.北京:人民文学出版社，2006.专心-专注-专业