likethebeer (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
likethebeer) wrote2014-05-12 08:05 pm
likethebeer) wrote2014-05-12 08:05 pm
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
I never had this in high school or college, so this is the first time I've read it. I was telling immemor that, when I've seen bits & pieces of it televised I always thought the way that the character of Huckeberry Finn spoke was an affectation on the part of the producers. I had no idea that it was part of the writing style that Mark Twain used for the character.
And I knew the book, in part, has him going down the Mississippi River, but I didn't realize it takes him a while to get there & meet up with Jim. And get away from his horrible, horrible, dick-y father who I wanted to punch in the face.
So: that's what it means to read an American classic (and staple of high school classes) without knowing much about it (at least it wasn't as confusing as when I saw The Tempest).
And I knew the book, in part, has him going down the Mississippi River, but I didn't realize it takes him a while to get there & meet up with Jim. And get away from his horrible, horrible, dick-y father who I wanted to punch in the face.
So: that's what it means to read an American classic (and staple of high school classes) without knowing much about it (at least it wasn't as confusing as when I saw The Tempest).