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    Father Figure to Huck Finn

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    Indah Abudiman Mr. Melton American Literature 16 April 2013 A Father Figure for Huck A father is the person who always be there when the child need the most. He takes care of us‚ protects‚ cares‚ and teaches us about many things in this life. In the Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain tells the reader about the white boy’s life without the actual figure father in his life. Huck grew without loves from his parents. His mom died when he was really young and he has the father who cannot be the good example

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    Should Huck Finn Be Free

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    the novel Huckleberry FinnHuck grew up with a slave‚ Jim‚ as his father figure. Since Huck’s father was not in the picture‚ Jim filled that role even though he was a slave. As Huck and Jim ran away‚ Jim took care of Huck and put Hucks needs first‚ even if that meant risking his own freedom. These kind acts that Jim showed to Huck lead him into believing that Jim should be free because Huck knew how kind Jim was. However‚ this idea was not universalized by Huck. When Huck met up with Jim while

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    Nobility at the Bottom of Society Someone who is noble is defined as a distinguished person noted for feats of courage and heroism. The character of Jim in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain certainly fits that description. He risked his life in order to free himself from slavery‚ and in doing so‚ helps Huck to realize that he has worth. Huck becomes aware of Jim’s sense of love and humanity‚ his basic goodness‚ and his desire to help others. Jim faces discrimination based on the color of his skin and is

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    Why Is Huck Finn Wrong

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    but no one else seems to acknowledge it? This is the In Mark Twain’s in the Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHuck Finn is the character who has the necessary morality and internal voice to be able to understand that the ideologies put in place by his society are wrong‚ but he does not only acknowledge this‚ he also tries to challenge the system that he sees as oppressive. Through his journey‚ Huck makes many decisions to undermine the repressive society that surrounds him in favor of his own personal

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    Famous writers come and go every year. How do these writers become famous? Humans are fascinated with real life situations‚ tagged in with fictional story line. Mark Twain’s novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ describes real life situations‚ in a fictional story line perfectly. Twain put the real life happenings of slavery‚ in a fun and fictional story. The novel is mainly about the racial relations between each human. Classes of society‚ loyalty/friendship‚ and rebellion shows

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    what? Whatever you think thats how Huck treated Jim. Friend‚ slave‚ or father Jim was it all‚ but I’m Huck’s eyes a best friend because of their situation‚ past‚ and how Jim treated Huck. Faking your death‚ running away to be free from everything‚ Huck had a secret yet so did Jim. Huck faked his own death to get away from all the things that concerned him‚ and Jim ran away after being a slave and learning he was going to be sold and separated form his family. Huck and Jim both shared similar reactions

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    Why Is Huck Finn Noble

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    Is Huckleberry Finn actually noble or is he just a self-serving boy who happens to have a conscious? On numerous occasions Huck is ready to lie for the king and the duke at a moments notice‚ often without any regard for the people he harms. Huck even knew what the duke and the king were up to but he “never said nothing‚ of course” (161-162) This happens quite frequently‚ Huckleberry sees that something is amiss but he decides not to bring it up to anyone because it might be inconvenient for him.

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    Huck learns a variety lessons from the various figures in his childhood‚ some good and some bad. From his Pap‚ he learns how to fend for himself and to reject formal society‚ but he also learns about racism‚ alcoholism and has to suffer years of abuse. From the Widow and Miss Watson Huck learns about generosity and kindness but also about religious indoctrination and the boundaries of what deemed is acceptable in society. From Jim‚ Huck learns about love and compassion‚ trust and honesty as well

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    example of this occurred when Huck wanted to fit into Tom Sawyer’s gang so badly that he was willing to let the gang kill Miss Watson (Twain 21). Huck cared for Miss Watson‚ but he was willing to potentially trade her life for the ability to be part of the group. Mr. Eliot tried to prove that the novel had a satisfactory ending‚ but did not use any real evidence (Marx 424). Eliot just kept saying

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    Throughout the incident on pages 66-69 in Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHuck fights with two distinct voices. One is siding with society‚ saying Huck should turn Jim in‚ and the other is seeing the wrong in turning his friend in‚ not viewing Jim as a slave. Twain wants the reader to see the moral dilemmas Huck is going through‚ and what slavery ideology can do to an innocent like Huck. Huck does not consciously think about Jim’s impending freedom until Jim himself starts to get excited about

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