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    “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain is a satire of Southern society during the antebellum era. It is written entirely in the perspective of Huck‚ a young and simple boy from the South. From the very beginning‚ Twain warned the readers not to look deeper into the book than what is presented‚ “Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted” (130). This along with Huck’s perspective allow the readers to come to their own conclusion about what the novel represents

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    Sean Woodworth 1/17/11 E-Block Mark Twain’s‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not a racist book because it was written back when the N-word was present in every-day language. Twain constantly used the N-word because it was used in dialect around when it was written. Twain also refers to his not at the beginning of the book to show that his writing is not discriminatory. The portrayal of Jim is based on what twain thought a slave was like. Mark Twain’s use of dialect throughout the

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    Throughout the entire novel‚ Huckleberry Finn‚ by Mark Twain‚ Jim has clearly been the most loyal‚ honest friend to his peers. Jim shows his kindness mostly to Huck‚ but the most apparent instance where Jim’s loyal characteristics show is at the end of the book when he gives up his freedom to help Tom Sawyer who was shot in the leg. I am not shocked at all about Jim’s decision to do this‚ largely because he showed great character to everyone he met and always took care of the people he knew. One

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    knowing would be like punishing Huck Finn for stealing things from others when he was told it was borrowing all his life by his pa “Pap always said it warn’t no harm to borrow things if you was meaning to pay them back some time; but the widow said it warn’t anything but a soft name for stealing‚ and no decent body would do it” (Chp. 12 Pg‚ 49). I strongly disagree with the fact that people want to ‘update and improve’ the classic “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” because it uses a term that is found

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    all have freedom to live our lives the way we please‚ and therefor there should be no slavery or segregation. Although Mark Twain never directly said this‚ it is clear that he felt this way about freedom based on his novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Mark Twain felt freedom is necessary among all humans. Freedom is not just a word one can say without meaning. It is a privilege‚ a privilege not everyone is granted. Twain gives a clear example of this in his novel. Twain shows how appreciative

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    Throughout the entire book of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain one main topic‚ nature‚ remains very prominent. For both Huck and Jim‚ nature represents freedom while also representing an escape from society. As individuals‚ Jim and Huck are both escaping society for their own reasons. The best way for Huck and Jim to escape is nature‚ thus nature provides the basis for the freedom both individuals gain. Huck has always enjoyed nature‚ but only when he is taken by his pap does

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    Huckleberry Finn and Renée Michel are both the protagonists in the compared novels. The authors’ way of developing a character’s point of view and revealing their true identity was put out the same way in each book. For instance‚ Huck was read as a young adventurous boy in the beginning but has then changed into a wise and moraled young man through his experiences during his journey toward freedom. He did not venture alone but with the company of Jim‚ a runaway slave. Huck and Jim have been through

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    Society is plagued by injustice‚ cruelty and hypocrisy.Written by Samuel Clemons after the civil war ‚ the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is much more than a time specific commentary on life. Mark Twain’s intention of writing his novel is to show the underlying hypocrisy of everyday life. Twain surfaces this hypocrisy through his commentary on what society deems to be acceptable‚ scenes of human brutality and the notion of slavery. To start‚ Twain’s intent is shown by his use satire to mock the

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    problem stems from the legalization of slavery. From then on‚ people of all the different races have advocated for the rights of minorities. One of those such people‚ who strove to break the barriers‚ was Mark Twain. In his novel‚ The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn‚ A young white boy named Huck sets out in adventure with a black slave named Jim. Throughout it‚ Hucks relationship grows from one of acquaintance to one of friendship‚ teaching Huck to go against society.Twain makes a social statement that

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    Mark Twain chose Huck Finn to be the narrator to make the story more realistic and so that Mark Twain could get the reader to examine their own attitudes and beliefs by comparing themselves to Huck‚ a simple uneducated character. Twain was limited in expressing his thoughts by the fact that Huck Finn is a living‚ breathing person who is telling the story. Since the book is written in first person‚ Twain had to put himself in the place of a thirteen-year-old son of the town drunkard. He had to see

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