![]() ![]() But what I will say is that psychologically, Huck’s about-face couldn’t be more sound. I won’t argue for or against the ending’s artistic merits. How could Huck, after building a friendship with Jim for the duration of the book, after deepening his connection and realizing how much more there is to the man than the category “slave,” just turn around and forget him like that? How can he fall back so easily into old habits, as if he hadn’t grown at all from start to finish? It doesn’t make sense. ![]() And what’s more, they continue, it’s completely unmotivated psychologically. Eliot and Lionel Trilling-the two most vocal proponents of Huck Finn’s iconic status-had to explain it away. Many readers, reviewers, and critics over the year have found fault with Twain’s ending. ![]() And certainly, one of the most frequent contenders to that elusive berth of the Great American Novel. In fact, probably one of the most famous English-language novels of all time, period. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: one of Mark Twain’s most famous novels. ![]()
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