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    Huckleberry Finn‚ a story told from the perspective of Tom Sawyer’s best friend‚ Huck Finn follows his adventures as he travels down the Mississippi with his runaway slave friend Jim. Over the story‚ Huck’s relationship with Jim fluctuates‚ but does this relationship make Huck a moral person? Throughout all his experiences on the raft and on the land with Jim‚ Huck becomes a moral person‚ as shown by his relationship with Jim throughout the book. Near the beginning of the book‚ Huck sees Jim as

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    Jose Estrada Shulman Honors English 11 June 11‚ 2013 Huck Finn is a Romantic Hero In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn there lies an epic journey embarked upon by a child named Huck Finn and an illiterate slave named Jim. Both characters are dynamic‚ so they are constantly changing in either their way of thought or accessible skills. The author‚ Mark Twain‚ depicts Huck Finn as a hero that would typically only rely on himself‚ follow his intuition‚ and generally care only for what interests

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    Huck Finn Sample Outline I. Introduction A. Those readers and critics who simply disregarded Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ and labeled Mark Twain a racist‚ did not take the time to explore and evaluate Chapter fifteen. This poignant chapter marks the critical starting point of Huck and Jim’s relationship as Huck learns a valuable lesson in recognizing how his selfish games can harm a person‚ even a nigger. And‚ perhaps‚ most impressively‚ Mark Twain’s teachable moment is put in the hands of

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    has been a myriad of means in which humans convey quests and narratives. Although‚ these mediums may drastically there are countless fundamental traits that withstand in the dynamic realm of literature. J.D Salinger’s realistic fiction novel Catcher in the Rye follows the titular character Holden Caulfield and his inevitable fall from sanity. Holden is an adolescent who was recently kicked out of Pencey Prep‚ an elite private school‚ as a result of his inability to apply himself. Instead of going

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    Catcher in the Rye – Essay The theme of phoniness‚ illustrated by J.D. Salinger is the key of a better understanding the story line as a whole. Phony or fake more often than not means not real and is mostly referred to some religions by non believers or sometimes even to people. J.D. Salinger has used the term "phony" in a very common manor. By the interpretation of common manor‚ many of the people at that time period suited to the style of Holden Caulfield’s dialogues through J.D. Salinger

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    Holden sneaks into his house to meet his sister Phoebe who is the only one that listens to Holden. He tells her that the one thing he’d like to be is "The Catcher in the Rye." He would stand near the edge of a cliff‚ by a field of rye‚ and catch any of the playing children who‚ in their abandon‚ come close to falling off. They have a conversation for a while when his parents return home from a late night out. Holden then undetected‚ leaves the apartment and visits the home of Mr. Antolini‚ a favorite

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    is tempted to do wrong. Huck Finn‚ in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ is faced with such temptations and situations where he is able to make the right choice and mature physically‚ mentally‚ and spiritually. He is able to avoid bad decisions‚ which leads him to become a more mature‚ established young man. Although Huck Finn finds himself acting immature at times‚ he still fully demonstrates maturity by the end of the novel. Throughout the novel‚ Huck is able to recognize what

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    Huck Finn: Huck Is a Round Character In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn several characters are introduced. Some of them are round characters who are talked a lot about and are described in detail. Others are flat characters who don’t change throughout the novel. Huck Finn is an example of a round character because in the beginning we meet him as a young boy who is growing up in Hannibal‚ Missouri getting “sivilized” by two sisters. He spends most of his time teaming up with his

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    In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in The Rye‚ the novel tends to present a pessimistic view towards humanity. J.D Salinger’s negative views on humanity are presented in the book by expressing the phonies in society‚ the belief that humans have a repetitive lifestyle‚ and the immaturity of the human race. J.D Salinger views the phonies in society negatively. He also views the cycle of change that humans go through in a negative way‚ saying that once they turn into adults they will be doing the same thing

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    In class we had a Socratic seminar about the books‚ The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. During the seminar we had questions to discuss and share our opinions. There was one particular question that I prefer to answer and that is “ Is Huck Finn really brave or just rebellious?” Everybody had his or her opinions towards this question. One of my classmates said that he was “rebellious and naïve because he didn’t understand what he was doing.” As others

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