The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel filled with adventure and deception about a young boy, Huck Finn, and a runaway slave, Jim, who survive a series of obstacles.
One of the most popular forms of literary fiction, Bildungsroman novels capture the essence of character growth, maturity, and understanding about the world around them. At its very core, this type of novel is a story about a character’s maturing process, especially from childhood; in fact, it is often called a “coming-of-age” story.
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EXPOSITION
You will act civilized. You will attend church and go to school.
CONFLICT
RISING ACTION
RISING ACTION
Huck is an orphan living with Miss Watson. He is extremely bored and cannot stand to be there. Suddenly, Pap shows up and wants Huck and his fortune.
RISING ACTION
Why don't we just get the key and get him out?
Huck is forced to live like a prisoner with his drunk Pap. He fakes his death to escape. After that, Huck is left to survive on his own.
CLIMAX
Huck fakes his own death and escapes down the river where he finds Jim, a runaway slave. They become a team and move down the river to bring Jim to freedom.
FALLING ACTION
Huck and Jim rescue two rapscallions, the King and Duke. After awhile, Huck is disgusted by their stealthy actions and determined to find a way to escape from them.
RESOLUTION
The King and Duke secretly sell Jim to Tom Sawyer's aunt and uncle. Tom and Huck spend weeks working together on an elaborate plan to free Jim.
Where is the adventure in that?
Tom and Huck follow through with the plan. They are shot at as they run away . Tom is injured, and Huck finds a doctor.
Tom wakes up at home and proudly reveals all of the details of the great adventure of Jim's escape. He is disappointed when he hears Jim was recaptured.
Huck learns that Jim is already a free man and his Pap has died. Tom's mother, Aunt Polly, agrees to adopt Huck and will civilize him.
You will come home with me. I will do what I can to civilize you.