The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Author: Mark Twain
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of a white boy named Huckleberry Finn who runs away from home to escape the influence of civilization and the troubles of his alcoholic father. He meets Jim, a runaway black slave who is trying to escape being sold, and the two embark on a journey down the river on a raft, experiencing various adventures and along the way. The story takes place in the mid-19th century, before the American Civil War. At that time, black slaves lived in miserable conditions and were bought and sold freely. Meanwhile, the call for abolition in the North was growing louder, while slavery was deeply entrenched in the South. Therefore, slave escapes were always from the South to the North. This is the background knowledge you should understand when reading this book. Due to their raft journey, Huck and Jim can only drift helplessly southward.