Term Papers on Huck Finns Use Of The Tall Tale

Term Paper Title	Huck Finns Use Of The Tall Tale
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.34

Huck Finn's Use of the Tall Tale

Zach Hunt January 9, 1997 Period 3 Mrs. Gillham

     In Mark Twain's timeless American classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, the narrator often finds himself in undesirable situations.  These
situations, which are far-fetched even for the nineteenth-century, provide much
humor to the novel and demonstrate Huck's cunning.  Huck's adept use of the tall
tale becomes a survival tool on this adventure.
     In the novel, Huck sees lies as more of a practical solution to problems
than as a moral dilemma.  He rationalizes that he has "never seen anybody but
lied, one time or another"  (1).  Unlike the lawless adventurer of the frontier,
Huck does not use his knack for selfish purposes.  He, instead, uses his lies
strictly as a means of escaping misfortune and never for his own profit.  At one
point in the story, Huck uses his skill to fabricate a story that keeps a skiff
of slave-hunters away from Jim:  " 'Well, there's five niggers run off to-night,
up yonder ab...

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