P4+DAtwood

=//The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn//= =by Mark Twain=



Introduction
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn deals with the idea of segregation. Twain is able to express the ideas of segregation by how Jim, a slave, was treated compared to the "white" man. The book shows the segregation between blacks and whites during slavery. Even if someone was against slavery they still didn't see the black man the same as him or her. Huck’s Pap thought that blacks shouldn’t vote let alone become free. Pap felt that all blacks should be slaves. Laws that dealt with the segregation between the blacks and the whites, called Jim Crow Laws, began to be enforced a little before the book was written. These laws along with the book deal with the segregation between the black man and the white man. Segregation is not only between blacks and whites, but also other ethnicities. It also still occurs in the United States today, even among students in schools. Segregation has been occurring in the United States throughout its history, and something needs to be done to end it.

The task

 * 1) How is //Huck Finn// a critique of institutions, traditions, practices, and social characteristics of Twain's time period?
 * 2) How does //Huck Finn// work as a critique of our modern society and its institutions, traditions, and practices?


 * 1) Select one event from the novel that functions as a commentary on a part of society, its traditions, practices, or institutions (eg. marriage, law, education, etc.) Summarize the event and write an analysis of the event, focusing on Twain's commentary on that aspect of society.
 * 2) Research a historic event (post Civil War to the publication of the novel) that fits the topic introduced in the episode you've selected from the novel. Summarize the event and explain how Twain's novel acts as a critique of that event.
 * 3) Research a contemporary event similar (in terms of underlying ideas and issues or in terms of what happened) to the historic event that you have chosen. Again, summarize the event and explain how Twain's novel still acts as a critique of this event even though his novel was written so long ago.
 * 4) Write an essay that proposes a satyrical solution to the problem suggested by your current event.

Episode Historical Event Current Event Satirical Solution Works Cited