The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 9-16

Welcome back to our series on Mark Twain’s most essential novel. This week we discuss:

* The development of Huck Finn’s conscience

* Jim’s character development

* The river as a symbol of journey and uncertainty

* The expurgated passage

* Twain’s homage to the Odyssey

* Jim’s humanization and moral integrity

* Twain’s technique of withholding information

* The significance of the Mississippi River as a unifying setting

* and more

Happy reading!

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