Extended Narrative:Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Learning Map Review

Student Learning MapAuthor’s Craft

Elements of Fiction, Diction, POV, Author’s Perspective, Author’s Purpose, Contextualization

Plot StructureCharacterizationThemes

Author’s Craft: Great American NovelElements of FictionSettingCharactersSubjects/ThemesRelevance within its time period and beyond

DictionLocal Color RealismLanguage: Dialect a particular form of a language that is particular to a specific region or social group.Snapshot of America

Point of ViewNarrator: uneducated rebellious childAuthor : educated and recognized/respected American author— 50 years old

Author’s Perspective Childhood--Mississippi River-similar town in

1840s Ambition: Steamboat Pilot—disrupted by

the Civil War

Writes as an adult reflecting on the place of his youth

Author’s Purpose Reflecting on America before the Civil War Mark Twain is known for his satire—

attacking or mocking aspects of society by making them appear ridiculous or exaggerated

Purpose: social commentary

Contextualization: When?Setting: 1840s

Publication: 1885Reader Context:2013

Plot StructureStructure: EpisodicThree Part Story

CharacterizationProtagonist: Huckleberry Finn

Antagonist(s): Society

ThemesTwain’s Subjects (Big Three Topics): Human Nature--Failings

Race Relations Romantic Adventure

Final NoteThis is AMERICA during that time period—Twain sees it as some may see OUR America in the near FUTURE (40 years from now—within your lifetime)!

What can we learn from this book—about literature, about life, and about ourselves?