Thank you so much for this! Not sure if this question is one that is purely out of my lack of knowledge about HF or something that will be explained in Everett’s book but why is it called James if the character in HF is Jim? -
I have long loved The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Jim has always been my favorite character. And, I think he was probably Twain’s, too. His feelings are the most relatable and admirable in the book. I would like to add that we are supposed to find Huck’s speech, ignorance, and superstitions humorous as well as Jim’s. I am looking forward to reading James. From your praise, I expect to like it and that the 2 books will complement each other. Mark Twain created a lovely, important character in Jim.
This was wonderful. I am going to read Huck Finn again because I last read it in middle school. It will be interesting to read this as an adult in the world we live in today. Thank you Sara.
I know you didn't say that. Because the book is set in the same geographical and social environment in which Twain lived as a young man, some people MIGHT get the impression that he shared the views, but thoroughly researching his life shows it wasn't the case.
Did not know there was going to be a modern rewrite of ‘Huckleberry Finn’. I remember reading it in school and just mentioned it to someone late last week. I enjoyed reading your intake on it and for your honesty when you said you didn’t like the book.
Critics of the novel regularly use the overuse of the "n" word as a means of censoring it. However, this criticism is done without any sort of knowledge about the historical context in which the word is used, and is therefore unfair to suggest Twain held racist beliefs similar to the white characters in the story, when historical evidence suggests clearly that he did not.
This is so helpful Sara! It has made me feel okay about going into reading James without doing a full, thorough read of HF.
Thank you so much for this! Not sure if this question is one that is purely out of my lack of knowledge about HF or something that will be explained in Everett’s book but why is it called James if the character in HF is Jim? -
I have long loved The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Jim has always been my favorite character. And, I think he was probably Twain’s, too. His feelings are the most relatable and admirable in the book. I would like to add that we are supposed to find Huck’s speech, ignorance, and superstitions humorous as well as Jim’s. I am looking forward to reading James. From your praise, I expect to like it and that the 2 books will complement each other. Mark Twain created a lovely, important character in Jim.
This was wonderful. I am going to read Huck Finn again because I last read it in middle school. It will be interesting to read this as an adult in the world we live in today. Thank you Sara.
I know you didn't say that. Because the book is set in the same geographical and social environment in which Twain lived as a young man, some people MIGHT get the impression that he shared the views, but thoroughly researching his life shows it wasn't the case.
This was FASCINATING and so helpful. Thank you!!!
Did not know there was going to be a modern rewrite of ‘Huckleberry Finn’. I remember reading it in school and just mentioned it to someone late last week. I enjoyed reading your intake on it and for your honesty when you said you didn’t like the book.
Thank you so much for this! Looking forward to reading James.
Thank you for putting this together!
This is excellent, Sara!! Thank you so much for sharing these insights!
Thank you for putting this together! So helpful!
Critics of the novel regularly use the overuse of the "n" word as a means of censoring it. However, this criticism is done without any sort of knowledge about the historical context in which the word is used, and is therefore unfair to suggest Twain held racist beliefs similar to the white characters in the story, when historical evidence suggests clearly that he did not.
Heartfelt thanks for sharing your thoughts and notes!!! So very helpful!!! 🙏🫶🥰