《哈克贝利芬历险记》读书报告(英文).doc

Introduction The 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 society. Huck wants for freedom and natural life, and he isn’t 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. Development----the body An introduction to Mark Twain Mark Twain (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 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. An introduction to The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twains greatest book. It is Americas 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 boy’s coming of age in Missouri 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. Rebelling hero image of Huckleberry Finn Huck, 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