Although a couple of recent articles have compared Donald Trump to Pap in “Huckleberry Finn,” I find him to be much more akin to the Duke and the Dauphin. Which is to say, an ace con artist.
Tag Archives: Mark Twain
Queasy about Bodies Used for Medicine
The sting videos by anti-abortion activists are designed to shock. But being shocked by the use of dead bodies for medical research is nothing new, as seen in the grave robbing scene in “Tom Sawyer.”
The Complex Inner Life of Teachers
Lily King’s “The English Teacher” is filled with literary lllusions, most of them thematically important.
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Eclipses in Literature
Yesterday’s lunar eclipse brought to mind a couple of books that mention eclipses.
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Superstition & Power Relations
To honor Friday’s 13th, here’s how Mark Twain handles superstition in “Huck Finn.”
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Carl Rosin, a high school teacher I admire tremendously, shares below how he will be using a recent public dust-up about a Stephen Colbert tweet to help his students understand the power and danger of satire, especially as it applies to Huckleberry Finn. I love the tweet that Carl imagines could have emerged out of Huck […]
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Top 10 Parent-Child Classics (Positive)
A top ten list of classics with positive depictions of parent-child relationships.
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Duck Dynasty Patriarch as Pap Finn
Patriarch Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” shares certain characteristics with Pap Finn.
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