Mark Twain

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Annotated) Mark Twain

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its characteristics. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective. With this measure, Huckleberry Finn - published in London 100 years ago during the first week of December 1884 and two months later in the United States - is barely saved. The Springfield Republican did not judge it worse than "a very well-intentioned vulgar detail... Mr. Clemens does not have a reliable sense of ownership," and the public library in Concord, Mass., Had enough confidence to censor it: "the very same garbage". The Boston Transcript reported that "other members of the Library Council say that the work is characterized by being uneven, dry and inelegant, and they believe that the book is more suitable for neighborhoods than for intelligent, respectable people."