AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
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The Assignment
Discuss the message of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
In a brief essay, discuss the message you think Twain is trying
to convey to the reader.
The Assignment
Discuss the message of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
In a brief essay, discuss the message you think Twain is trying
to convey to the reader.
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Table of Contents Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Summary & Analysis
Notice and Explanatory
Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–10
Chapters 11–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–22
Chapters 23–25
Chapters 26–28
Chapters 29–31
Chapters 32–35
Chapters 36–39
Chapters 40–43
Important Quotations Explained
Key Facts
Study Questions & Essay Topics
Quiz
Suggestions for Further Reading
How to Cite This SparkNote
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols
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Themes
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Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.
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Racism and Slavery
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Although Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn two decades after the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War, America—and
especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the aftereffects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction, the plan to put the
United States back together after the war and integrate freed slaves into society, had hit shaky ground, although it had not yet failed outright.
As Twain worked on his novel, race relations, which seemed to be on a positive path in the years following the Civil War, once again became
strained. The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the
beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to
combat. Slavery could be outlawed, but when white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies under a professed motive of self-defense against
newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as immoral and rushed to combat it.
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Although Twain wrote the novel after slavery was abolished, he set it several decades earlier, when slavery was still a fact of life. But even
by Twain’s time, things had not necessarily gotten much better for blacks in the South. In this light, we might read Twain’s depiction of slavery
as an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble
and moral Jim under the control of white society, no matter how degraded that white society may be, so too did the insidious racism that arose
near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by exposing the hypocrisy
of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of moral
confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or
the cruelty of separating Jim from his family.
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The Hypocrisy of “Civilized” Society
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When Huck plans to head west at the end of the novel in order to escape further “sivilizing,” he is trying to avoid more than regular baths
and mandatory school attendance. Throughout the novel, Twain depicts the society that surrounds Huck as little more than a collection of
degraded rules and precepts that defy logic. This faulty logic appears early in the novel, when the new judge in town allows Pap to keep custody
of Huck. The judge privileges Pap’s “rights” to his son as his natural father over Huck’s welfare. At the same time, this decision comments on a
system that puts a white man’s rights to his “property”—his slaves—over the welfare and freedom of a black man. In implicitly comparing the
plight of slaves to the plight of Huck at the hands of Pap, Twain implies that it is impossible for a society that owns slaves to be just, no matter
how “civilized” that society believes and proclaims itself to be. Again and again, Huck encounters individuals who seem good—Sally Phelps, for
example—but who Twain takes care to show are prejudiced slave-owners. This shaky sense of justice that Huck repeatedly encounters lies at the
heart of society’s problems: terrible acts go unpunished, yet frivolous crimes, such as drunkenly shouting insults, lead to executions. Sherburn’s
speech to the mob that has come to lynch him accurately summarizes the view of society Twain gives in Huckleberry Finn: rather than maintain
collective welfare, society instead is marked by cowardice, a lack of logic, and profound selfishness.
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Themes
Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.
Racism and Slavery
Although Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn two decades after the Emancipation Proclamation and
the end of the Civil War, America—and
especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the aftereffects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction,
the plan to put the United States back together after the war and integrate freed slaves into society, had hit shaky ground, although it had not yet failed
outright. As Twain worked on his novel, race relations, which seemed to be on a positive path in the years following the Civil War, once again
became strained. The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect ways, brought the
beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more
difficult to combat. Slavery could be outlawed, but when white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies under a professed
motive of self-defense against newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as immoral and
rushed to combat it.
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Although Twain wrote the novel after slavery was abolished, he set it several decades earlier, when slavery was still a fact of life. But even by Twain’s time, things had not
necessarily gotten much better for blacks in the South. In this light, we might read Twain’s depiction of slavery as an allegorical representation
of the condition of blacks in the United States even after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble and
moral Jim under the control of white society, no matter how degraded that white society may be, so too did the insidious racism that
arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn,
Twain, by exposing the hypocrisy of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those
who are oppressed. The result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss
Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his
family.
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The Hypocrisy of “Civilized” Society
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When Huck plans to head west at the end of the novel in order to escape further “sivilizing,” he is trying to avoid more than regular baths and mandatory school attendance.
Throughout the novel, Twain depicts the society that surrounds Huck as little more than a collection of degraded rules and precepts that defy logic. This faulty logic appears early in
the novel, when the new judge in town allows Pap to keep custody of Huck. The judge privileges Pap’s “rights” to his son as his natural father over Huck’s welfare. At the same time,
this decision comments on a system that puts a white man’s rights to his “property”—his slaves—over the welfare and freedom of a black man. In implicitly comparing the plight of
slaves to the plight of Huck at the hands of Pap, Twain implies that it is impossible for a society that owns slaves to be just, no matter how “civilized” that society believes and
proclaims itself to be. Again and again, Huck encounters individuals who seem good—Sally Phelps, for example—but who Twain takes care to show are prejudiced slave-owners.
This shaky sense of justice that Huck repeatedly encounters lies at the heart of society’s problems: terrible acts go unpunished, yet frivolous crimes, such as drunkenly shouting
insults, lead to executions. Sherburn’s speech to the mob that has come to lynch him accurately summarizes the view of society Twain gives in Huckleberry Finn: rather than
maintain collective welfare, society instead is marked by cowardice, a lack of logic, and profound selfishness.
A simple cut and paste, and done.
After the end of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the aftereffects of slavery.
By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit shaky ground, although it had not yet failed outright. As Twain worked on his novel, race relations
once again became strained. The imposition of Jim Crow laws brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of
the South was also more difficult to combat. When white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies under a professed motive of self-defense
against newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as immoral and rushed to combat it.
We might read Twain’s depiction of slavery as an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even
after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble and moral Jim under the control of white society, so too did the insidious racism
that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by exposing the
hypocrisy of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of
moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of
slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family.
A simple cut and paste, and done.
After the end of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and the aftereffects of slavery.
By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit shaky ground, although it had not yet failed outright. As Twain worked on his novel, race relations
once again became strained. The imposition of Jim Crow laws brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of
the South was also more difficult to combat. When white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies under a professed motive of self-defense
against newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw the act as immoral and rushed to combat it.
We might read Twain’s depiction of slavery as an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States even
after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble and moral Jim under the control of white society, so too did the insidious racism
that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by exposing the
hypocrisy of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of
moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of
slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family.
• This is plagiarism!
The teacher is not stupid.
The teacher is not stupid.
Plagiarism is easy to detect.
The teacher is not stupid.
Plagiarism is easy to detect.
• An exceptional vocabulary
The teacher is not stupid.
Plagiarism is easy to detect.
• An exceptional vocabulary
• Sophisticated sentence structure
The teacher is not stupid.
Plagiarism is easy to detect.
• An exceptional vocabulary
• Sophisticated sentence structure
• Offbeat and/or extraordinary literary references
The teacher is not stupid.
Plagiarism is easy to detect.
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An exceptional vocabulary
Sophisticated sentence structure
Offbeat and/or extraordinary literary references
A writing quality vastly beyond the typical level by this student
The teacher is not stupid.
Plagiarism is easy to detect.
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An exceptional vocabulary
Sophisticated sentence structure
Offbeat and/or extraordinary literary references
A writing quality vastly beyond the typical level by this student
A piece of writing familiar to the reader
Obvious clues
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The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect
ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress.
Obvious clues
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The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect
ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress.
The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat.
Obvious clues
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The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect
ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress.
The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat.
an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States
Obvious clues
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The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect
ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress.
The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat.
an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States
so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical
and hypocritical reasons.
Obvious clues
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The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect
ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress.
The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat.
an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States
so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical
and hypocritical reasons.
a world of moral confusion
Obvious clues
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The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect
ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress.
The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat.
an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States
so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical
and hypocritical reasons.
a world of moral confusion
the tradition of the bildungsroman:
Obvious clues
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The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect
ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress.
The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat.
an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States
so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical
and hypocritical reasons.
a world of moral confusion
the tradition of the bildungsroman:
Huck distrusts the morals and precepts of the society that treats him as an outcast and fails to protect him
from abuse.
Obvious clues
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The imposition of Jim Crow laws, designed to limit the power of blacks in the South in a variety of indirect
ways, brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress.
The new racism of the South, less institutionalized and monolithic, was also more difficult to combat.
an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in the United States
so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction oppress black men for illogical
and hypocritical reasons.
a world of moral confusion
the tradition of the bildungsroman:
Huck distrusts the morals and precepts of the society that treats him as an outcast and fails to protect him
from abuse.
In implicitly comparing the plight of slaves to the plight of Huck at the hands of Pap
Then just choose some words to change. That will hide the plagiarism.
After the end of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism and
the aftereffects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit shaky ground, although it had not
yet failed outright. As Twain worked on his novel, race relations once again became strained. The
imposition of Jim Crow laws brought the beginning of a new, insidious effort to oppress. The new racism of
the South was also more difficult to combat. When white Southerners enacted racist laws or policies
under a professed motive of self-defense against newly freed blacks, far fewer people, Northern or
Southern, saw the act as immoral and rushed to combat it.
We might read Twain’s depiction of slavery as an allegorical representation of the condition of blacks in
the United States even after the abolition of slavery. Just as slavery places the noble and moral Jim under
the control of white society, so too did the insidious racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction
oppress black men for illogical and hypocritical reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by exposing the
hypocrisy of slavery, demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are
oppressed. The result is a world of moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss
Watson and Sally Phelps express no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim
from his family.
Now it is my words.
After the conclusion of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism
and the effects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit uncertain ground, although it had not
yet completely failed. As Twain worked on his novel, relations between the races once again became
strained. The beginning of Jim Crow laws brought a new, evil effort to oppress. The new racism of the
South was also more difficult to oppose. When white Southerners made racist laws or policies under a
proclaimed motive of self-defense against newly freed slaves, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw
the act as wrong and rushed to oppose it.
We might read Twain’s description of slavery as a representation of the condition of blacks in the United
States even after the ending of slavery. Just as slavery places the grand and good Jim under the control of
white society, so too did the guileful racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction abuse black men for
fallacious and insincere reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by unmasking the insincerity of slavery, shows
how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of
moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express
no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family.
Now it is my words.
After the conclusion of the Civil War, America—and especially the South—was still struggling with racism
and the effects of slavery. By the early 1880s, Reconstruction had hit uncertain ground, although it had not
yet completely failed. As Twain worked on his novel, relations between the races once again became
strained. The beginning of Jim Crow laws brought a new, evil effort to oppress. The new racism of the
South was also more difficult to oppose. When white Southerners made racist laws or policies under a
proclaimed motive of self-defense against newly freed slaves, far fewer people, Northern or Southern, saw
the act as wrong and rushed to oppose it.
We might read Twain’s description of slavery as a representation of the condition of blacks in the United
States even after the ending of slavery. Just as slavery places the grand and good Jim under the control of
white society, so too did the guileful racism that arose near the end of Reconstruction abuse black men for
fallacious and insincere reasons. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain, by unmasking the insincerity of slavery, shows
how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. The result is a world of
moral confusion, in which seemingly “good” white people such as Miss Watson and Sally Phelps express
no concern about the injustice of slavery or the cruelty of separating Jim from his family.
• This is still plagiarism!
A better way
A better way
Identify the main points.
A better way
Identify the main points.
Sparknotes said:
• Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war.
A better way
Identify the main points.
Sparknotes said:
• Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war.
• Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s
time.
A better way
Identify the main points.
Sparknotes said:
• Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war.
• Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s
time.
• With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws.
A better way
Identify the main points.
Sparknotes said:
• Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war.
• Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s
time.
• With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws.
• Huck Finn was about racism in Twain’s time and not just about slavery.
A better way
Identify the main points.
Sparknotes said:
• Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war.
• Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s
time.
• With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws.
• Huck Finn was about racism in Twain’s time and not just about slavery.
• Good people let it happen
A better way
Identify the main points.
Sparknotes said:
• Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war.
• Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s
time.
• With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws.
• Huck Finn was about racism in Twain’s time and not just about slavery.
• Good people let it happen
Therefore:
• Jim is not just symbolic of slavery, but also of the oppression directed at free blacks
in Twain’s time.
A better way
Identify the main points.
Sparknotes said:
• Although slavery had ended, racism remained after the war.
• Jim Crow laws and other institutional racist policies were established in Twain’s
time.
• With slavery ended, Northerners saw no need to resist these laws.
• Huck Finn was about racism in Twain’s time and not just about slavery.
• Good people let it happen
Therefore:
• Jim is not just symbolic of slavery, but also of the oppression directed at free blacks
in Twain’s time.
• Seemingly good people should not tolerate injustice today.
Now put it in your own words.
Slavery may have ended at the end of the Civil War, but racism had not. It had
just taken a different form. Jim Crow laws and the Klu Klux Klan were being
instituted, and people, especially Northerners, had trouble understanding the evil
of these laws and these people. Twain realized that this “new racism of the South”
would be really hard to oppose. So he wrote Huckleberry Finn.
So one way to read the book is to view it as a depiction of the condition of blacks
after the war. The “noble and moral” slave Jim is abused in many ways in the
story, by Miss Watson, the Duke and Dauphin, and even Tom Sawyer, and
throughout the story seemingly good people like Sally Phelps and the Widow
Douglas tolerate that abuse. Twain wants the reader to be Huck and be awakened
to the injustice and hypocrisy of this racism, and to go through the moral change
that Huck undergoes. Slavery may have ended, but Twain wants racism to end
now too.
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October 1, 2010).
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“Their conversation is awkward, especially when she mentions Wickham, a subject Darcy clearly wishes to avoid” (SparkNotes Editors).
APA
“Their conversation is awkward, especially when she mentions Wickham, a subject Darcy clearly wishes to avoid” (SparkNotes Editors, 2002).
Footnote
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(accessed October 1, 2010).
Please be sure to cite your sources. For more information about what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, please read our article on The Plagiarism
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Finally, really in your own words and cited correctly.
Slavery may have ended at the end of the Civil War, but racism had not. It had
just taken a different form. Jim Crow laws and the Klu Klux Klan were being
instituted, and people, especially Northerners, had trouble understanding the evil
of these laws and these people. Twain realized that this “new racism of the South”
would be really hard to oppose. So he wrote Huckleberry Finn.
So one way to read the book is to view it as a depiction of the condition of blacks
after the war. The “noble and moral” slave Jim is abused in many ways in the
story, by Miss Watson, the Duke and Dauphin, and even Tom Sawyer, and
throughout the story seemingly good people like Sally Phelps and the Widow
Douglas tolerate that abuse. Twain wants the reader to be Huck and be awakened
to the injustice and hypocrisy of this racism, and to go through the moral change
that Huck undergoes. Slavery may have ended, but Twain wants racism to end
now too.
SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes
LLC. 2002. Web. 1 Oct. 2010.
Finally, really in your own words and cited correctly.
Slavery may have ended at the end of the Civil War, but racism had not. It had
just taken a different form. Jim Crow laws and the Klu Klux Klan were being
instituted, and people, especially Northerners, had trouble understanding the evil
of these laws and these people. Twain realized that this “new racism of the South”
would be really hard to oppose. So he wrote Huckleberry Finn.
So one way to read the book is to view it as a depiction of the condition of blacks
after the war. The “noble and moral” slave Jim is abused in many ways in the
story, by Miss Watson, the Duke and Dauphin, and even Tom Sawyer, and
throughout the story seemingly good people like Sally Phelps and the Widow
Douglas tolerate that abuse. Twain wants the reader to be Huck and be awakened
to the injustice and hypocrisy of this racism, and to go through the moral change
that Huck undergoes. Slavery may have ended, but Twain wants racism to end
now too.
SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes
LLC. 2002. Web. 1 Oct. 2010.
THIS IS NOT PLAGARISM. CONGRATULATIONS