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Letter to Editor
June 1, 1920
The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
A nostalgic reader writes to defend his childhood friend Huckleberry Finn from slander in a movie adaptation, criticizing the addition of a romantic subplot with Mary Jane that contradicts the original book by Mark Twain.
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PEOPLE'S FORUM
A Letter to the Editor
DEAR EDITOR:
Somebody has been slandering one of my oldest and closest friends. Will you give me space to defend him?
When I was a little kid I spent a week floating down the Mississippi river with Huckleberry Finn. My heart was in my mouth when Huck's dad beat him and when the thunder storm broke up the wrecked steamer with Huck and the robbers aboard.
In fact, Huck Finn and I were considerable pals. Well, the other day I heard that Finn had gone into the movies and I dropped in to see him act.
It "sure was natural," you might say, along toward the front of the picture and was just like it happened to Huck and me when I borrowed the book from the M. E. church library.
But, when the fellow that was "doing" Huck got to the part where the Duke of Bilgewater and the Dolphin act like they were uncles of the girls and try to get their father's money, Huck fell in love with Mary Jane!
That ain't right and you know it isn't, Mr. Editor. Huck never fell in love with that girl. He wasn't that kind of a chap. He never was sweet on anybody in the whole book, and that's one reason I was a pal of his. Neither of us had much use for girls in those days.
A fellow told me they had to put in "the love interest to sell the picture to folks. I don't know, not being a picture actor, but it sure hurt me to see Huck slandered that way.
Yours, C. K.
A Letter to the Editor
DEAR EDITOR:
Somebody has been slandering one of my oldest and closest friends. Will you give me space to defend him?
When I was a little kid I spent a week floating down the Mississippi river with Huckleberry Finn. My heart was in my mouth when Huck's dad beat him and when the thunder storm broke up the wrecked steamer with Huck and the robbers aboard.
In fact, Huck Finn and I were considerable pals. Well, the other day I heard that Finn had gone into the movies and I dropped in to see him act.
It "sure was natural," you might say, along toward the front of the picture and was just like it happened to Huck and me when I borrowed the book from the M. E. church library.
But, when the fellow that was "doing" Huck got to the part where the Duke of Bilgewater and the Dolphin act like they were uncles of the girls and try to get their father's money, Huck fell in love with Mary Jane!
That ain't right and you know it isn't, Mr. Editor. Huck never fell in love with that girl. He wasn't that kind of a chap. He never was sweet on anybody in the whole book, and that's one reason I was a pal of his. Neither of us had much use for girls in those days.
A fellow told me they had to put in "the love interest to sell the picture to folks. I don't know, not being a picture actor, but it sure hurt me to see Huck slandered that way.
Yours, C. K.
What sub-type of article is it?
Comedic
Emotional
Persuasive
What keywords are associated?
Huck Finn
Movie Adaptation
Love Interest
Mark Twain
Slander
Mississippi River
Duke Bilgewater
What entities or persons were involved?
C. K.
Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
C. K.
Recipient
Editor
Main Argument
the movie adaptation slanders huckleberry finn by adding a love interest with mary jane, which is not true to the original book where huck has no romantic inclinations.
Notable Details
Floating Down The Mississippi River
Huck's Dad Beating Him
Thunder Storm Breaking Up The Wrecked Steamer
Duke Of Bilgewater And The Dauphin Pretending To Be Uncles
Borrowed Book From M. E. Church Library
Love Interest Added For Commercial Reasons