The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 24-31

Hello and welcome back to our series on Mark Twain’s classic novel! This week we discuss:

* Huck’s crisis

* The conscience vs the heart

* Twain’s critique of American religion and hypocrisy

* The role of individual conscience versus societal norms

* The symbolism of Providence and divine watchfulness

* Twain’s use of humor and absurdity to critique society

* Whether great regional novels can be subtle

* and much more!

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