Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain who first appeared in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (taking place after The Adventures of Tom Sawyer). He is 12 or 13 years old during the former and a year older ("thirteen or fourteen or along there," Chapter 17) at the time of the latter. Huck also narrates Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective, two shorter sequels to the first two books.

Huckleberry

Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is the son of the town's vagrant drunkard, "Pap" Finn. Sleeping on doorsteps when the weather is fair, in empty hogsheads during storms, and living off of what he receives from others, Huck lives the life of a destitute vagabond. The author metaphorically names him "the juvenile pariah of the village" and describes Huck as "idle, and lawless, and vulgar, and bad," qualities for which he was admired by all the children in the village, although their mothers "cordially hated and dreaded" him.

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To Kill a Mockingbird and other classics banned from Californian schools

The Daily Telegraph Australia 22 Nov 2020

Schools in the Californian city of Burbank will no longer be able to teach classic novels such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Of Mice and Men over racism concerns .......

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BOOKS: Finn: Jon Clinch

The Valdosta Daily Times 21 Nov 2020

Part of the genius of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is that he confronts the stain of American bigotry through the leavening eyes of the mischievous youngster Huck Finn ... ....

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Nolan Out Loud: Ban the book banners

Detroit news 19 Nov 2020

Book banning is back in fashion in California. The folks who run the Burbank public schools have outlawed several classics for being racist, among them. To Kill a Mockingbird, Huckleberry Finn and Of Mice and Men ... Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn explores the internal struggles of a boy coming to the recognition of the humanity of a slave ... My question ... ....

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Feedback: What teachers say about a school district’s book ban threat

The Los Angeles Times 19 Nov 2020

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “The Cay,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” (Newbery Medal) and “To Kill a Mockingbird” (Pulitzer Prize) ... Although I have taught “Huckleberry Finn” in class, reading aloud, many times in the past, I would not do it in today’s climate....

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The Good Lord Bird review — never mind the facts, this is history with teeth

The Times/The Sunday Times 19 Nov 2020

... would more expect of Django Unchained, the Coen brothers’ True Grit or even, in certain moments, Huckleberry Finn as directed by Monty Python....

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‘Accused’: Finnish composer tackles political interrogations from France, GDR and USA

People's World 19 Nov 2020

Living in a firmly established social democracy, Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg probably doesn’t hear very often about political interrogations in his own country, but the subject obviously interests him ... Presumably we hear the definitive version here ... Protest from both right and left has been lobbed against Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn ... “Yes .”…....

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‘Accused’: Swedish composer tackles political interrogations from France, GDR and USA

People's World 18 Nov 2020

Living in a firmly established social democracy, Swedish composer Magnus Lindberg probably doesn’t hear very often about political interrogations in his own country, but the subject obviously interests him ... Presumably we hear the definitive version here ... Protest from both right and left has been lobbed against Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn ... “Yes .”…....

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Huck Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, Other Classic Books Banned in California Schools for “Racism”

GlobalResearch 17 Nov 2020

Burbank schools are now being forced to teach other titles because a small group (exactly 4) of offended parents have succeeded in depriving thousands of other children from reading Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Theodore Taylor’s The Cay and Mildred D ... * ... etc....

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California School District Bans 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Huckleberry Finn,' Other Classic Novels

Breitbart 16 Nov 2020

The Burbank Unified School District in California has banned several classic literary works that contain racial slurs. To Kill A Mockingbird and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are two of the classics on the district's new list of banned books ... ....

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5 books temporarily removed from reading list for Burbank schools amid outcry from parents

ABC7 14 Nov 2020

BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- The iconic novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" is among five books on race that have been temporarily removed from the required reading list in the Burbank Unified School District after complaints from parents ... Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn," John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," Theodore Taylor's "The Cay," and Mildred D ... ....

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'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Other Books Banned From California Schools Over Racism Concerns

Newsweek 13 Nov 2020

Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and Mildred D. Taylor's 'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" among other books banned .......

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News-Press Now 13 Nov 2020

(TNS). Tribune News Service. Lifestyle Budget for Friday, November 13, 2020. Updated at 4.30 a.m. ET (0930 UTC) ... Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," Theodore Taylor's "The Cay" and Mildred D ... All but "Huckleberry Finn" have been required reading in the BUSD ... MOVED ... ....

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A book-banning debate over how to teach antiracism

Hastings Tribune 13 Nov 2020

Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," Theodore Taylor's "The Cay" and Mildred D ... All but "Huckleberry Finn" have been required reading in the BUSD ... "The Cay" and "Huckleberry Finn" feature white children learning from the suffering and wisdom of older Black men ... ....