Fatherhood in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Fatherhood in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
ssay on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain or The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Focus on one realistic element in the story, such as child abuse, alcoholism, race prejudice, religious conflict, fatherhood, adoption, etc. and discuss how Twain or Rawlings uses this element to highlight meaning in the novel and his or her world view. Find at least one academic source to back up your ideas. You can also apply ideas from Howells or James, in order to define realism or to determine how realistically Twain or Rawlings deals with your topic in his or her novel. The focus of your paper should on your topic not on a definition of realism.
Focus on a realistic element in the story, such as child abuse, violence, alcoholism, race prejudice, slavery, religious conflict, fatherhood, adoption, etc.
Construct an argument and discuss how Twain or Rawlings uses this element to highlight his or her world view. An example of an argument would be: Because Hucks biological father is abusive, uncaring, and greedy (provide evidence from the text); Huck finds that he is better fathered by Jim, a black slave. By showing Jims humanity, Twain portrays the injustice of slavery.
Be sure to use a rhetorical model to construct your paper. Examples include argumentation, comparison/contrast, process analysis, or definition.
Find one academic source to back up your ideas. An academic source is published by a university press.
Find one quotation from essays by Howells or James, in order to define realism or to determine how realistically Twain deals with your topic in Huck Finn or The Yearling.