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Hello again. Did you know that novels are the movies of the written world?? Of course you did. Ever since the beginning of films back in the 19th century novels have inspired the making of many remarkable movies. The written word has been around much longer so there is a large pot for many people in the movie industry to take from. I didn't realize that "All Quiet on the Western Front" was a novel before it was made into an award winning movie. Others like "The Godfather", "Gone with the Wind", and "World War Z" owe a lot to the creative minds of the authors of these novels. I love movies. My wife and I have seen 263 of the "1001 movies to see before you die" without even trying!! We both were raised watching movies. My dad loves his John Wayne and other action movies and mom loves her "guys-that-don't-take-no-for-an-answer-kick-your-ass-for-looking-at-me-wrong-but-at-the-same time-will-dance-their-way-through-the-ladies-hearts". Can't begin how often I've seen or heard "Dirty Dancing". My wife was raised around the old classics. We both introduced each other to a different side of film. I got to watch all the classics that weren't interesting to me at an early age like Alfred Hitchcock. I showed her a different side of Joe Pesci whom she was only familiar with in "Home Alone". The "Casino" and "Goodfellas" version scarred her for life. She often repeats her memory of Joe Pesci beaten
This blog is about books right?? Sorry, ADD moment. As much as I love movies I realize now that authors are the ones who developed most of these amazing stories. The directors are the ones who translate it to film. I read because the origin of the stories are in these books and there are so many stories we have yet to hear because someone hasn't adapted it for film or some books would never do well as a film. Who has the patience?
Onto Huckleberry Finn. I just typed in "Twain" as a search and the definition is an "archaic term for 2". It's fitting since Mark Twain is known for his two most famous novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". The 2 that are 1."The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is about a 12 year old boy who runs away from his father and encounters a runaway slave(Jim) along the way. They hop on a raft together and the adventure ensues.
While the story of Tom Sawyer centers around the mind of Tom, Huckleberry Finn focuses on the activity around Huck. When he escapes from his drunk negligent father, who sounded to me a lot like Tim McGraw on "Friday Night Lights", "Can't hold onto the football, can't hold onto the lamp", Huck encounters Jim also running away. They decide to head up the river together on a raft and the adventure unfolds from there. Although "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" contain the same nuances as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", the former lacked for much in the "chuckle" moments I greatly enjoyed in the latter and the adventures were not interesting enough to make up for it. Sequels are almost always not as good as the originals and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" followed this rule to thumb.
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