Video: Banned Books On Screen: Huck Finn

In a 1993 film adaptation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Elijah Wood plays Huck and Courtney B. Vance plays the runaway slave Jim. Watch this clip and consider the questions below.

Banned Books On Screen: Huck Finn

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Discussion Questions

Question 1.

What audience does the movie seem to be aimed at? Does knowing that the Disney company produced and distributed the film change your perception of it?

Question 2.

Do you think a film like The Adventures of Huck Finn has an effect on the banning of its source book? Do you think it would be a positive or negative effect?

Video: Banned Books On Screen: Huck Finn

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