The novel begins with the presentation of the hero and the author to readers. For those of them who have not read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the author, and in this capacity acts as Huck himself, provides an opportunity to find out what the main characters are, and also provides a summary of their adventures described in the previous book.
Of course, this thing needs to be read in its entirety, since the book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” a brief summary of which we will try to describe, is written in such a fascinating way that it is simply a sin to not have it in your reading baggage. No wonder the adventures of Tom and Huck are among the top most popular novels in the world, and both adults and children read these books with pleasure. And among the many novels, short stories and feuilletons written by Mark Twain, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” occupies the highest line in the parade of popularity. Even Tom is a little inferior to his friend.
If you have not read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a summary of the plot will certainly move you to purchase a volume of Mark Twain. And surely then the work will take pride of place on your bookshelf.
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a summary. First part
Huck Finn goes to reeducation to the widow of Douglas, who firmly decided to make a young pariah and a tomboy a useful and exemplary member of society. The boy is forced to dress "decently", they try to instill in him high-society manners and are forced to go to school. Sincerely believing that all this is really necessary for him, Huck tries his best, but he overcomes his freedom-loving nature and becomes “like everyone else”, it turns out badly. And here it is still discovered that his father returned to the town a beggarly tramp and an alcoholic who, having heard that Huck had grown rich, ignited his offspring with parental feelings. You can read the story of young Finn's acquisition of fortune in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Father stole Huck from the widow's house and took him to a hut, which is a few miles from the town. Senior Finn decided to take over his son’s fortune, and keeps him locked up as a guarantee of receiving money. But Huck does not want to follow the wishes of the parent and escapes from the castle. Communication with Tom was not in vain for him, and he arranges his escape as his own murder. It is easy to guess that this was done with the aim that they would not look for him later. Having escaped, he decides to settle on the island, which is in the direct line of sight of the town. It was here that he and Tom in Joe Garland dreamed of becoming pirates.
But the previously uninhabited island is populated. On it already lives the black man Jim, who escaped from his mistress, Mrs. Douglas. Two fugitives decide to go to the northern states, in which there is no slavery. They decide to move along the river. And only at night, since Jim faces severe punishment for his escape.
And the further adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the summary of which you are reading now, take place on a raft. Our friends meet two scammers who, with amazing dexterity and arrogance, rob the simple-minded inhabitants of small towns standing on the banks of the river. While the victims of the swindlers are adults, Huck and Jim resign themselves to the methods of the “Duke” and “King”, but when they decide to rob three orphaned sisters, the oldest of which is only 16, young Finn decides to prevent the commission of injustice. His intervention prevented the fraudsters from realizing their plans, and those evil as hells are forced to retreat without a slur.
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a summary. Second part
Frustrated by the failure, the scammers decide to improve their financial affairs by handing Jim to the authorities. After all, a reward is laid for the capture of a runaway slave. Having cooked up this vile thing on the sly, they believe that the matter is in the hat. But Huck cannot accept the fact that Jim will be sold to the southern cotton plantations, and decides to arrange an escape for him. Having found out on which farm his friend is being kept, he appears there, not even knowing what he will do and say. What is his surprise when the owners greet the appearance of the boy with sincere enthusiasm, mistaking him for Mrs. Phelps's nephew, who is just about to come to visit.
Learning that this nephew's name is Tom Sawyer, Huck is almost crazy about relief. After all, his best friend will soon be here, and, knowing his friend’s love for adventure, Finn has no doubt that Jim’s escape will be carried out in accordance with all the rules of an adventure novel. Tom, of course, fully lives up to expectations, and arranges a whole performance from preparation for the escape. Unfortunately, at the very end, accident prevented triumph, and Sawyer even got a shot in the leg.
But it all ends not just well, but even perfectly, when Tom reveals the cards, and Aunt Polly, who came after her restless nephew, confirms his words. It turns out that Jim is not a slave, since his mistress died, and in his will gave him free.