Question

In at least 150 words explain how the dialect used by huck and Jim in these excerpts contributes to the realism of the story

Answer 1

Answer:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was one of the first novels written in "American English" particularly the ones spoken by the narrator and main protagonist of the story. The "Pike County Dialect" and its variations, is the language in which Huck and most of the important characters to the plot, (like his father, like Tom and Jim, Aunt Polly, Judith Loftus) expressed themself. The function of this dialect is to give us the reality of a marginalized and impoverished entity that is palpable throughout the entire book, the author gives this dialect a leading role that is seeks to give us that realism necessary to understand the concept, that happen along to the Mississippi River, and brings us closer to details of southern society, such as racism and the superstition of the slaves in that time, Jim is a fugitive slave  who flees seeking his freedom, and Huck captured by his evil father, who takes him to live in a hut down river, there Huck remains captive, but manages to escape in a raft  they find each other and the two undertake a dangerous journey and live many adventures together.