HUCK FINN Mapping Project

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mapping Project
DUE:
This is a bildungsroman, a coming of age story, where the protagonist matures on his travels
along the Mississippi River. As such, the river is a metaphor for life. The river is the river of
life, and each stop on that river is a stop, or episode, on that journey. The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn is a episodic journey in this mold. For this project you are to map Huck Finns
journey, with an eye to the river of life metaphor for Huck. Use the map provided to begin a
rough draft of the map of Hucks Life.
Project Requirements:
1. An original title for your map
2. An original title for each episode (there will probably be 9-11 episodes, depending on
how you group chapters)
3. A map symbol, properly placed on the map, for each episode
4. A quote from the novel that best represents each episode
5. Characters involved in this episode
6. Setting description where available
7. Brief plot overview, not the entire summary of all the chapters
8. Conflict: internal/ external, man vs. society, man vs. nature, etc., with an explanation of
who is involved and how this is so.
9. Explanation of how Huck enters and leaves the episode. (What does he learn and how
does he learn it?)
10. Essential questions at least two per episode. These are the important questions of life
the questions Mark Twain seems to be asking all of us. Your questions may be specific to
the story, but should be questions which may be generalize to the human experience. You
job, ultimately, is to consider how Twain answers the big questions through his narrative.
As you work on your project please notice changes in Huck, as well as the authors attitude.
Briefly explain lessons, themes, morals Huck, or the audience, learn from that episode. You may
also discuss changes/ growth in Huck since the beginning of the book. You may compare his
attitude to other characters we have read. Use notes from previous units (labels can include :
puritanical, enlightened, a romantic, and a transcendentalist, or a realist as you see fit.
You may work alone, or in pairs. You may not work in groups larger than two. If you work
in pairs, each person must turn in his or her own project, for the purpose of your portfolio.
Format: Your final project may take whatever form you choose. Recommended suggestions
include:
Booklet form: This form would have an original project title on a map with the episode
titles and symbols. Inside would include a page for each episode with your observations.
Map form: This form would include all the parts of a giant map and also include original
title, each originally titled episode with all of the information about each episode on the
map next to the symbol.
Power Point Form: This form would look like the booklet form, but with power point
slides to convey the information. (This format must be submitted via email the night
before the due date; no Google Doc or Prezi files)
Sample Episode
Last Name, First Name
Ms. Rhude
English, Period
Date Month Year
Episode One: Pap Returns

..by and by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didnt
care no more about him, because I dont take no stock in dead people. (2)
Characters in Episode One:
Huck Jim
Widow Douglas
Judge Thatcher
Miss Watson
Pap
Tom Sawyer
The new Judge
Setting:
Hannibal, Missouri is located in central Missouri, at the northern edge of the Lower Mississippi
River. It is a small town where everyone knows each other, and a lot of the people seem to come
from middle-class families.
Plot Summary
The reader is introduced to Huckleberry Finn, the protagonist of the story, and some of his
background. Huck Finn has been awarded a large sum of money. The Widow and Judge
Thatcher attempt to sivilize him through education in academics and customary manners.
Hucks father, Pap, returns, to the town of Hannibal to reclaim his son, and more importantly to
Pap, the $6,000 that Huck was awarded. Despite the fact that Pap is a drunk and is often gone
days at a time, he is awarded custody of Huck, and takes him away from this civilized society.
Conflict:
The main conflict in this episode is Man vs. Society. Huck questions the importance of being
sivilized, and Pap is constantly at odds with the law.
What Huck Learns:
Huck stumbles into his situation in Hannibal after his adventures with Tom Sawyer, and quickly
decides that this lifestyle does not find favor with him. Although he is kidnapped unwillingly by
Pap, he is not totally distressed by the idea that he will not have to conform to societys strict
expectations any longer.
Key Questions:
What is the importance of money?
What is more important: societys expectations or personal needs?

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