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    friendship for an escaped slave (Jim) with what society has told him is "right‚" Huck learns through the course of the story to trust his moral instincts. As the story progresses‚ we see Huck’s character develop strong morals that eventually lead to his reconciliation. Early in the book‚ Huck is shown to have a low level of maturity and is very naïve. He relies more on the opinions of others more so than his own. Huck seems to know the rightful place of a slave‚ especially growing up in the American

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    Heros Journey

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    When I was a little girl‚ I always loved to play pretend. My childhood days were spent being princesses and mermaids‚ doctors and firemen‚ and even the occasional dragon. Although I really‚ really loved being a beautiful fairy queen‚ I often decided to become something quite different--an explorer. This was where I was at my peak. Yards turned into jungles‚ and my dog became a very rare tiger‚ just waiting to be documented and put into my discovery journal. Exploring was my absolute favorite thing

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    Huck Finn VS Tom Sawyer In Mark Twains’ Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHuck is a complex individual who is intelligent but also a tedious admirer. When Tom is not around‚ Huck is a leader and knows how to handle any trouble that comes his way. When Tom Sawyer comes around‚ Huck loses confidence and becomes a follower. As the adventure progresses‚ Tom makes an appearance and immediately takes control. Huck tries to voice his opinion‚ but is only criticized on how basic his plans are. Tom comments

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    Chapters 1-3 Identifying Facts 1. What doesn’t Huck Like about the Widow Douglas? 2. What does Jim think has happened to him as a result of the trick that Tom plays onHow does Huck know that the drowned body that is found is not his Pap? 3. When Tom’s gang raids the “Spanish merchants and rich Arabs” what is it that they actually do? 4. Where does Miss Watson take Huck to pray? Interpreting Meanings 5. How would you compare the characters of the Widow Douglas and Miss Watson? Who

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    important themes of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is freedom. Freedom not only from Huck’s internal paradoxical struggle in defining right and wrong‚ but also freedom from Huck’s personal relationships with the Widow Douglas and his father‚ as well as freedom from the societal institutions of government‚ religion‚ and prejudices. Throughout the story Huck is plagued with an internal moral dilemma of what he feels is right and what he is taught is right. Huck is possibly the only character in the story

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    when he heard that..." In the novel‚ Huck Finn‚ one can legitimately prove that compassion‚ superstitious and gullibility illustrate Jim’s character perfectly. To begin with‚ among the many characteristics of Jim‚ his compassionate nature shows throughout the book. When Huck and Jim come across the floating boathouse‚ Jim finds a dead man inside. He advises Huck not to look as he says‚ "It’s a dead man... dead two er three days... come in Huck‚ but doan’ look at his face." At the

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    The Hero of this story may be different depending on the way a person views the story‚ for example‚ Most of the audience considers Rey to be the big major hero of this story. But some people stop and ask themselves. “Is Rey the actual hero of the story?”. There are many reasons as to why she can be considered the hero. Others may believe that Finn is the actual hero. There are many reasons as to why he can be the hero of this story as well. Finn has a major impact throughout the entire story‚ without

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    the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ there are characters and situations that show how appearances can differ from reality. The three main instances are the Grangerford and Shepherdson feud‚ through the Duke and the Dauphin‚ and Miss Watson. The difference between appearance and reality is easily seen through the Grangerford and Shepherdson feud.  They are two families who appear to be very classy.  Huck believes them to be noble families.  Huck shows that he believes this when he says

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    finished writing the novel in 1884‚ eight years after it was begun‚ he had produced The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ his greatest work and possibly on of the greatest works of American literature. With The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain attempted to illustrate his contempt for certain aspects of specifically pre-Civil War Southern society through the eyes of the innocent Huck Finn. However‚ his focus was not entirely on pre-War Southern society‚ for criticism of aspects of modern society

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    Professor Nancy Reincke English 060 17 October 2012 My High School Reading List: Huck Finn or Uncle Tom? If I were a high school English teacher and I could only choose either Uncle Tom’s Cabin or The Adventures by Huckleberry Finn to teach in my American Literature class‚ I would go with the latter. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe is a classic novel published in 1852. It is said to be‚ by some people‚ the book that triggered the Civil War. By discussing the issues of slavery of

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