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1.At a very young age, Morrison said that she read the novel "without guidance or recommendation" and was "deeply disturbed" (1). Later, she noted that she understood criticisms from other writers "better than the novel... because they helped me see many things I had been unaware of" (1). With the important and very necessary use of the n-word, what is the most appropriate age that a reader should be in order to understand all of Twain's concepts? Should children read this book in Junior High like Morrison? Why or why not?
2. Do you agree with Morrison's analysis of "silence" in the novel?
3. Does the use of "silence," explained by Morrison, relate to Romanticism? Transcendentalism?
4. What does Morrison say is the negative part of Jim and Huck's relationship? Do Huck or Jim ever think about this throughout the novel? If so, when?
5. Morrison claims that, "Twain's black characters were most certainly based on real people" (4). Based on what we know of Jim... do you agree? Why or why not?
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