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    through the motions of life as told by Bollywood and is a beautiful example of

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    most often challenged novels of the 1990’s‚ and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain ranked number five. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is frequently seen as a ‘racist’ novel because of the continuous usage of the racial slur‚ ‘nigger.’ Due to its status some high schools will ban the novel from their literature curriculum‚ believing it will rid of the racial slur. However‚ by banning Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ high schools are actually causing students to miss out on not only the literary

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn In Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ the main character embarks on a journey of self awareness and discovery. This character‚ Huckleberry Finn‚ faces many situations in which he is forced to make decisions that advance his establishment of an identity. This series of decisions do not always foster this growth however‚ but sometimes force Huck to take steps backwards in his development. In establishing his own sense of self‚ Huck possesses inconsistencies

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    Huck Finn and Reflections on the Past In the book‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain‚ the main protagonist Huck Finn learns many lessons throughout the book including the lessons of karma and hypocrisy. He quickly learns to reflect on these lessons and learns to use them in his society. One instance in particular where Huck gains knowledge based on events is with the duke and the king. Huckleberry realizes that the world is hypocritical for both white and black folks

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    Huckleberry Finn Analysis

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    Is your life perfect? Probably not we all have our demons we all have our faults but that is what unifies us. We are on a journey to become a better person all the time. Just like in the novels Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Therefore the journey by both protagonists in the novels The adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Underground to Canada differ‚ the style of writting used in both texts are complete opposites. They share similairties

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    American literature II 9:00am Huck‚ The Duke and Pinocchio One of the primary themes Mark Twain uses throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is that of deception. Twain uses many forms and styles of deception not only to illustrate varying degrees of it‚ but also to draw a distinction between morally permissible and morally corrupt lies. Twain introduces different forms of deception brought about by a myriad of catalysts. Throughout the book‚ Twain uses Huck‚ the Duke and the King to compare

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is absolutely relating a message to readers about the ills of slavery but this is a complex matter. On one hand‚ the only truly good and reliable character who is free of the hypocritical nature that other whit characters are plagued with is Jim who‚ according to the institution of slavery‚ is subhuman. Thus‚ one has to wonder about the presence of satire in Huck Finn. Furthermore‚ Mark Twain wrote Huck Finn after slavery was made illegal

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    someone based on their skin color. In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain paints an amazing picture of a boy‚ Huckleberry Finn‚ struggling with the morality behind African Americans being treated differently. He has never thought of it this way until he becomes good friends with Jim‚ a black man. Huck Finn is willing to lie for Jim so he won’t get caught‚ showing Huck’s loyalty‚ guilt‚ and struggle with a mental war. When Huck is confronted by two men‚ he has to lie about Jim’s skin color

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 	In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain develops criticism of society by contrasting Huck and Jim’s life on the river to their dealings with people on land. Twain uses the adventures of Huck and Jim to expose the hypocrisy‚ racism‚ and injustices of society. 	Throughout the book hypocrisy of society is brought out by Huck’s dealings with people. Miss Watson‚ the first character‚ is displayed as a hypocrite by Huck "Pretty soon I wanted to smoke

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    Huckleberry Finn Themes

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    Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain discusses many themes. The most important theme with in this novel is Huck’s struggle between society and his own conscience. Twain shows us what is going on inside of the young boy’s head many times within this novel. Although Huck battles with society for long periods of time; and on most occasions‚ his conscience seems to win the fight‚ helping Huck choose the right thing. The primary theme of the novel is the conflict between civilization and "natural life." Huck represents

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