Slavery in Mark Twain , the adventures of huckleberry finn

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine Mark Twain's contribution to portrayal of slavery in his selected novel Huckleberry Finn . The study shows the state of slavery pre-civil war in the United States in which there is a difference between the north and the south , in the north there is an abolishment of slavery for that most of them escaping from the south to the north, this made the civil war . In this regard , the dissertation is divided into four chapter: the first chapter is an overview about the realism period in American literature . Its aim is to show the characteristics of literature in the 19 th century. The second chapter studies the historical background about the life of slavery. The aim of this chapter is to show the development of slavery throughout history. The third chapter involves a study of the form of the work under study. The aim through it is to analyse the literary techniques used by Mark twain in his novel . Finally , the fourth chapter centers on the analysis of the novel focusing on the content through discussion the issue of slavery in this novel.