Fiche à imprimer : Huckleberry Finn : Mark Twain et le Mississippi (1re)

Anglais	Français
a raft on the Mississippi	un radeau sur le Mississippi
Huck runs away from his violent father.	Huck fuit son père violent.
Jim is escaping from slavery.	Jim fuit l'esclavage.
Mark Twain is a pen name.	Mark Twain est un pseudonyme.
a satire of Southern society	une satire de la société sudiste
a controversial novel	un roman controversé

Dans Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), le jeune Huck s'enfuit et descend le Mississippi sur un radeau avec Jim, un homme qui fuit l'esclavage. Au fil du voyage, Huck, élevé dans une société raciste, apprend à voir Jim comme un ami et un être humain, et décide de l'aider même si la loi et la morale de son époque le condamnent. Le roman est écrit dans la langue parlée de l'époque. Il est à la fois admiré comme une satire anti-esclavagiste et critiqué pour son vocabulaire raciste et ses stéréotypes. Mark Twain est le pseudonyme de Samuel Clemens, ancien pilote de bateau à vapeur.

Mise en situation : le cours de littérature

Teacher : Huck and Jim travel down the Mississippi on a raft. Why are they running away?

Huck et Jim descendent le Mississippi sur un radeau. Pourquoi s'enfuient-ils ?

Nina : Huck is escaping from his violent father, and Jim is escaping from slavery.

Huck fuit son père violent, et Jim fuit l'esclavage.

Teacher : How does Huck's attitude to Jim change?

Comment l'attitude de Huck envers Jim change-t-elle ?

Theo : At first he sees Jim the way society taught him. Then they become friends, and Huck decides to help him even though it's against the law.

Au début, il voit Jim comme la société le lui a appris. Puis ils deviennent amis, et Huck décide de l'aider même si c'est contre la loi.

Teacher : Why is the novel controversial today?

Pourquoi le roman est-il controversé aujourd'hui ?

Nina : Because of the racist language and some stereotypes. But many readers see it as a satire against racism.

À cause du langage raciste et de certains stéréotypes. Mais beaucoup de lecteurs y voient une satire contre le racisme.

À retenir

a raft, a river, a runaway, slavery, freedom, conscience, society, a pen name, satire, a stereotype.
even though ; at first... then... ; How does... change? ; because of + nom ; see it as...

Exercice 1 : Mark Twain et le Mississippi : exercice 1 (QCM)

Huck et Jim voyagent sur...
1. un cheval
2. un radeau
3. un train
Le fleuve du roman :
1. le Mississippi
2. le Nil
3. la Tamise
Jim fuit...
1. la police anglaise
2. l'école
3. l'esclavage
Le vrai nom de Mark Twain :
1. Samuel Clemens
2. Tom Sawyer
3. Huck Finn
« un pseudonyme »
1. a pen name
2. a pen friend
3. a nickname pen
Le roman a été publié en...
1. 1884
2. 1784
3. 1984
« même si c'est contre la loi »
1. even though it's again the law
2. even though it's against the law
3. even it's against the law
« controversé »
1. contrary
2. controversial
3. conversational
« à cause du langage raciste »
1. because the racist language of
2. because of the racist language
3. cause of racist language
« la conscience »
1. consciousness of
2. conscience
3. science

Exercice 2 : Mark Twain et le Mississippi : exercice 2 (à compléter)

They travel down the Mississippi on a .......................... .
Huck is .......................... from his violent father.
Jim is escaping from .......................... .
How does Huck's attitude .......................... ?
At .......................... , he sees Jim the way society taught him.
Huck decides to help him even .......................... it's against the law.
Why is the novel .......................... today?
because .......................... the racist language
Many readers see it as a .......................... .
Mark Twain is a pen .......................... .

Exercice 3 : Mark Twain et le Mississippi : mise en situation

Pourquoi s'enfuient-ils ?
1. Why are they running away?
2. Why they are running away?
3. Why are they run away?
Huck fuit son père violent.
1. Huck is escaping from his violent father.
2. Huck is escaping of his violent father.
3. Huck escaping from his violent father.
Comment son attitude change-t-elle ?
1. How does his attitude changes?
2. How his attitude changes?
3. How does his attitude change?
Au début, il voit Jim comme la société le lui a appris.
1. At first, he sees Jim the way society taught him.
2. In first, he see Jim the way society taught him.
3. At first, he sees Jim the way society teached him.
Ils deviennent amis.
1. They become friend.
2. They become friends.
3. They becomes friends.
Il décide de l'aider même si c'est contre la loi.
1. He decide to help him even though it's again the law.
2. He decides helping him even it's against the law.
3. He decides to help him even though it's against the law.
Pourquoi est-il controversé ?
1. Why is it controversial?
2. Why it is controversial?
3. Why is it controversy?
À cause du langage raciste.
1. Cause of racist languages.
2. Because the racist language.
3. Because of the racist language.
Beaucoup y voient une satire.
1. Much readers see it as a satire.
2. Many readers see it like a satire of.
3. Many readers see it as a satire.
Le voyage les transforme.
1. The journey changes them.
2. The journal changes them.
3. The journey change them.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) un radeau · 2. a) le Mississippi · 3. c) l'esclavage · 4. a) Samuel Clemens · 5. a) a pen name · 6. a) 1884 · 7. b) even though it's against the law · 8. b) controversial · 9. b) because of the racist language · 10. b) conscience

Exercice 2

1. raft · 2. escaping · 3. slavery · 4. change · 5. first · 6. though · 7. controversial · 8. of · 9. satire · 10. name

Exercice 3

1. a) Why are they running away? · 2. a) Huck is escaping from his violent father. · 3. c) How does his attitude change? · 4. a) At first, he sees Jim the way society taught him. · 5. b) They become friends. · 6. c) He decides to help him even though it's against the law. · 7. a) Why is it controversial? · 8. c) Because of the racist language. · 9. c) Many readers see it as a satire. · 10. a) The journey changes them.