The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Author: Mark Twain (Twain, M.), translated by Yang Shuxue
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic world literary masterpiece. The novel tells the story of life in the Southern United States before the American Civil War: the enslaved Jim learns that his mistress plans to sell him, so he flees to the North in search of freedom. Along the way, he encounters Huck, who has been wandering outside after enduring brutal beatings from his father. The two travel together on a raft down the Mississippi River. They evade capture throughout their journey, experiencing various adventures, and finally, Huck helps Jim gain his freedom. The work fully reflects the opposition between the states of civilization and savagery. It not only criticizes the barbarity of feudal family feuds, the irrationality of private punishments, the hypocrisy and ignorance of religion, and the evils of slavery but also praises the outstanding qualities of the enslaved Jim, proposing the progressive idea that everyone, regardless of race or status, deserves the right to freedom.