The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literary Techniques notes

Chapters 1-5 Intro to characters –Huck – protagonist, narrator (1 st person limited) –Tom – representative of Romanticism –Jim – Huck’s future mentor –Widow Douglas – wants to “sivilize” Huck Miss Watson – owns Jim; Douglas’s sister Judge Thatcher – manages Huck’s money Pap – alcoholic father

Ch 1-5: Plot diagram? Exposition – intro to characters and setting –Setting – 1830s, St. Petersburg, MO –Topics – education, religion, freedom, superstition

Preview of Ch. 6-9 More exposition Narrative hook –Why is Jim on the island? Other things to consider: –River is rising – time of year? –Make note of the frame house that washes up