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    Huckleberry Finn Part 1 Richard Wetherill Mark Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn struck a deep chord with me. I hunt‚ fish‚ boat‚ hike‚ camp‚ am an Eagle Scout‚ and love the outdoors. Both Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer spent most of their spare time in the outdoors and I could identify with their lifestyles. I especially identified with the part of the story when Huck was living on the raft. Huck Finn and Jim were living off of the land- catching fish‚ turtles‚ and anything that they

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    the novel by depicting the pessimistic Huckleberry Finn ’s unhappiness in the present world‚ describing the afterlife and hell as a superior home: "but it was rough living in the house all the time‚ considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn ’t stand it no longer‚ I lit out.…I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead" (Twain 1‚ 3). After escaping from his home‚ the unpredictable Huckleberry Finn returns‚ only providing his polemical father with an

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    what he or she believes‚ then that person will have less of a struggle with his or her conscience. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ Huck‚ a young adventurer‚ is struggling while trying to choose between his opinions and the opinions of the society. After Huck flees from his home‚ he finds Jim‚ a runaway slave‚ creating a difficult predicament for Huck. He helps Jim run away throughout the novel‚ but battles his conscience as a result. As the novel progresses‚ his dilemma regarding

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    Huckleberry Finn provides the narrative voice of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. Huck’s honest voice combined with his personal vulnerabilities reveal the portrayal of family in the novel. Although many themes and topics can be found in this novel‚ the topic of family is very important because in the end‚ Huck’s new family provides peace for the confused‚ ignorant boy Huck was in the beginning of the novel. Through his travels‚ Huck accumulates his “floating family”. Through Huck’s

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    Literary analysis – Huckleberry Finn The south has been labeled as a prejudice‚ conservative‚ ignorant and fundamentally religious‚ and with good reason. Such a narrow-minded society has created an environment where people are brought up to conform to these strict norms. Huckleberry Finn challenges such conformity to society’s norms‚ in Mark Twain’s novel depicting a pre-civil war south. Un-educated and lower class Huck comes to an understanding of this through an adventure with the intellectual

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    Life’s Adventures A wise woman once said: “Life is like a river‚ sometimes it sweeps you gently along and sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.” The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a story about a young boy and his journey down the Mississippi. He makes a friend and goes on a compelling journey experiencing many situations and several mishaps. Two friends escaping from their past via river on a feeble raft. The river is of great significance is this book. It is Huck’s sole chance to be free

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain tells the story of Huckleberry Finn‚ a young boy used to living on his own and having a good time. Huck lives with the Widow Douglas after coming into six thousand dollars after an adventure with Tom Sawyer. At the Widow Douglas’s he learns about getting “civilized.” Huck’s father is an abusive drunk‚ and he wants Huck’s newfound money. Pap Finn kidnaps Huck and takes him up the Mississippi River in order to get Huck’s money. Huck fakes his death to get

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    Jersey Shore’s Unrealistic “Reality” Jersey Shore‚ on MTV‚ is a wonderful model of reality television gone wrong. It is definitely one of the worst shows on TV‚ but has become one of the most popular. The cast of Jersey Shore reinforces negative stereotypes of Italian-Americans‚ and shows relationships and sex in an extremely negative light. Racial slurs are a part of everyday vocabulary‚ relationships are all about fighting and infidelity‚ and sexual activity is no big deal. The cast’s interactions

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Symbolism Questions 1. Compare and Contrast Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Although Tom and Hucklberry Finn have many things in common and are very good friends‚ they also live a life of two totally different lifestyles. Tom‚ who is a dreamer‚ lives a life out of romantic novels‚ and can be amusing and exasperating at the same time. He lives a life out of drama and brings out his imagination in a realistic way. He is amusing when showing his understanding

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