Huck Finn: Twain's Cynic Point Of View
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Throughout the Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Clemens) novel, The Adventures
of HuckleBerry Finn, a plain and striking point of view is expressed by the
author. His point of view is that of a cynic; he looks upon civilized man
as a merciless, cowardly, hypocritical savage, without want of change, nor
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.... that his
owner, Miss Watson, wishes to sell him down the river-a change in owners
that could only be for the worse. As they escape separately and rejoin by
chance at an island along the river, they find themselves drawn to get as
far as possible from their home. Their journey down the river sets the
stage for most of Mark Twain's comments about man and society. It is when
they stop off at various towns along the river that various human character
flaws always seem to come out.
Examples of t ....
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