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    the Rye and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ was published in 1951. It was written in post world war two in the modern day New York. In contrast‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885 however it was set before the American Civil War. Rejection is explored in many ways in both of these novels. Both main protagonists reject the values of society but they do this in different ways. Huck from Huckleberry Finn‚ has trouble with rejecting the

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    making these decisions can help a person identify themselves and their own moral compass. In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the main protagonist Huck is challenged with decisions that test his commitments to his morals and what society would like him to do. Huckleberry Finn is constantly dealing with his inner decision to

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    In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ theirs a medley of literary elements that leads to many different themes. Many different elements were used throughout the novel such as irony‚ sarcasm‚ humor‚ simile‚ etc. In Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ the strategies of irony‚ imagery‚ simile‚characterization and other literary elements are used to convey satire‚ and how they underestimate the compunction of Huckleberry Finn. Theirs many themes in the novel that’s conveyed

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    The novel by Mark Twain‚ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn involves deception through many lies and cons‚ mostly all the lies in the novel had some sort of selfish reason behind them even if they were thought to be acceptable lies. Mostly all the characters except the Duke and Dauphin have some-what acceptable reasons to lie‚ Huck wanted an unrestricted lifestyle‚ Jim just wanted a normal life with his family‚ and even Tom Sawyer just wanted to have a little adventure. The biggest and most complex

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    only a gold lining that covered the dark truth of this age. Although the country seemed independent and good hearted‚ Mark Twain presents social situations that conclude otherwise. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn clearly criticizes society by using the young boy Huck Finn as an honest reference source to reveal the social ills‚ such as the hypocrisy and blind acceptance‚ Huck is exposed to‚ resulting in a sense of guilt inflicted on the reader due to the gilded social behaviors this

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    In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain allows his characters‚ especially the main protagonist Huck‚ to think for themselves and grow as individuals rather than as a society. Despite the fact that Huck’s maturity and independence deteriorates during the Phelps’ episode‚ he does grow and flourish from his mistakes‚ which makes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a novel of bildungsroman. Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain uses the development and growth of Huck Finn’s morals

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    on their thoughts‚ through continuously shifting beliefs and standards. This is proven by research as aforementioned with discussion on different theories‚ models and instances. This idea is also displayed multiple times in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ as Huck continuously compares his views to those of society’s and how he constantly struggles with internal conflict over conformity and what is acceptable. The psychology behind this is that internal conflicts goes hand in hand with the idea

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    Tom was presented with a Bible because he was able to obtain ten tickets of each color provided‚ earned when reciting two thousand bible verses‚ after reciting the verses the reward is a Bible. I don’t think Tom deserved it because he didn’t quite have the required amount‚ and he also kept paying for tickets and trading things for them with anything he had instead of reciting verses the way he was supposed to. Judge Thatcher is especially important to Tom because the Judge is the father of the

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a book full of controversy and debate. Some will agree that this is a classic too rudimentary for anyone to read‚ with its bad grammar and discriminating texts. But others believe that this book‚ which is rich with irony and satire‚ is a book that everybody should read. True‚ it is almost impossible to grasp Twain ’s satirical style and techniques; but once you read underneath the surface of his words this

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    King‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ and Washington Irving are certainly no exception. However‚ they each demonstrate it differently in their short stories. In each short story‚ the protagonist is a portrayed differently. In Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”‚ Tom walker is a stingy‚ cheap man who fights with his wife constantly and only cares for himself and money. In the story he’s described as “a meager‚ misery fellow”. He differs from the other two protagonists simply because when he encountered the

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