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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page paper which examines the
theme and importance of lying, or the tall-tale, in Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn.” The edition used is the Thomas Coley Norton Critical Edition. Third
Edition. No additional sources cited.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAhuck3.rtf
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yet also far more than a serious adult book. It is a relatively simple story but also a story that goes beyond the obvious and discusses the nature of man.
As a complex book it possesses many different themes and symbolic presentations. One of the most important, and also most enjoyable, themes in the book is that of lying, or
the tall-tale. In the following paper we examine the theme of lying in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." The paper examines the possibilities that evoke thoughts of morality and society
in the theme, and also examines how the theme of lying is purely to be enjoyed and as such brings us a simple tale that is enchanting. Lying
We note, right off, in the very first page of Twains story that lying is an important element of the tale that will unfold. As Huckleberry Finn begins to describe
what the book will be about, he indicates, quite obviously, that Twain was a bit of a liar in the previous story which involved Huckleberry Finn, "The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer": "That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth" (Twain 13). Huckleberry
goes on to note that he never met anyone who didnt lie and that presents us with an incredibly strong, yet also powerfully subtle, focus on the art or act
of lying as it applies to the inherent nature of mankind. Interestingly enough, also in the beginning we see that he felt the people who perhaps did not lie
were Aunt Polly, the Widow or "maybe, Mary" (Twain 13). While we dont know the importance at this point, the importance of the fact that these people may not have
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