[Facts] Re: HUCKLEBERRY
According to http://www.geocities.com/swaisman/huckfinn.htm, "huckleberry" was contemporary slang for a person of no importance, so apparently Twain chose Huck's name to make a statement about the type of person his character was -- one that had no real place in society.I can't tell you for sure that there's nobody in the United States named Huckleberry today, but it's definitely not a name most people would encounter. A little kid named Huckleberry would get laughed off the playground!

This message was edited 12/20/2004, 8:35 PM

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HUCKLEBERRY  ·  Uyulala  ·  12/19/2004, 5:40 PM
There are other HUCKLEBERRY's in the world  ·  Tanya  ·  12/23/2004, 7:09 AM
Re: HUCKLEBERRY  ·  Uyulala  ·  12/21/2004, 4:35 PM
Looked Huckleberry up on Dictionary.com  ·  Miranda  ·  12/24/2004, 5:15 AM
Re: HUCKLEBERRY  ·  Julia_Gabrielle  ·  12/20/2004, 8:34 PM
Re: HUCKLEBERRY  ·  Chrisell  ·  12/20/2004, 12:44 AM