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    1. Why does Huck assume Tom Sawyer’s identity? Because he stumbles upon Tom’s aunt and uncle‚ so he pretends to be Tom to try and free Jim because Jim is likely imprisoned on that plantation. 2. What happens when Tom appears on the scene? Huck meets up with him and explains to him what he is doing and why he is doing it. Tom agrees to help Huck in his mission to free Jim from captivity. 3. What’s the difference between Tom’s plan for freeing Jim and Huck’s? Huck wants to free Jim because Jim

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    Welcome Huck to Eastern Regional High School! I like to think of our encomium as‚ “your education‚ your future‚ your success.” (anaphora).Your fatigued body and your acquisitive minds start belaboring around 7:30 AM in the morning‚ the perfect time to sleep during class and eschew all learning and schoolwork. Do not worry if you miss your bus once‚ the school parking lot consists of a major traffic jam every morning and a lunch detention if you surpass 7:30 AM. Huck‚ you’re actually in luck! As

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    racism is just a way of life in the 19th century‚ however Huck grows very close to a runaway slave named Jim‚ and throughout their journey

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  by Mark Twain‚ 1884  Reading Guide Questions    Chapters 1­3  Identifying Facts  1.     What doesn’t Huck like about the Widow Douglas?     The fact that she makes him wear new clothes that are tight and she won’t let him smoke  and he had to pray before he ate his food.     2.     What does Jim think has happened to him as a result of the trick that Tom plays on him?    Jim was sleeping when they snuck out‚ so Tom played a trick by placing his hat on the  branch above his head; when Jim woke up

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    in Huck Finn‚ Jim‚ a black slave who runs away from his owner‚ Miss Watson. At several points in the novel‚ Jim’s character is described to the reader‚ and some people have looked upon the presented characterization as racist. However‚ before one begins to censor a novel it important to distinguish the ideas of the author from the ideas of his characters. It is also important to read carefully to sufficiently capture the underlying themes of a novel. If one were to do this in relation to Huck Finn

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    anything the matter with them” (Twain 2). Huck‚ by saying this‚ reveals his true feelings regarding rules and principles. He feels that they are useless and unworthy of his attention. The tone of the quote easily backs up his feelings‚ because Huck employs words such as “grumble.” He sees society’s rules illogical and degrades them constantly through the first 7 chapters and presumably the whole novel. This quote can foreshadow an internal battle for Huck where he needs to find out what is moral or

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    1. Why would Tom and Huck first go out to the cemetery? (A) To charm away warts (B) To dig up a buried body (C) To dig up a hidden treasure (D) To kill a dog 2. Who is Sid? (A) Aunt Polly’s fiance (B) Tom’s dog (C) Tom’s half-brother (D) Tom’s father 3.Why does Huck not go on the picnic? (A) Because he promised to watch for Injun Joe (B) Because he hasn’t been invited (C) Because he doesn’t like girls (D) Because he is scared of boats 4. What happens when Tom and Joe learn

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    later time period than Thoreau. Twain was a fictional writer‚ however his stories were based upon real life ideas and experiences. In on of his novels‚ The Adventures of Huck Finn‚ Twain presents us with the idea of conformity and society versus nature‚ and what people might actually desire. Both authors characters are similar‚ Huck and Thoreau seem like they want the same thing‚ however have different approaches to what they want. These two people are very comparable‚ and yet they come from two totally

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    Slavery In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ written by Mark Twain‚ Huck Finn ’s relationship with slavery is difficult to understand‚ and more often than not irreconcilable. In the time period‚ in he was raised; slavery was a normal thing to see. There was no worse crime that could be done than helping to free a slave. Despite this‚ he finds himself on the run with Jim‚ a runaway slave‚ and doing everything in his power to protect him. Huck Finn grew up around slavery. His father is a violent racist who

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    picaresque. Huck is a picaresque figure because he is adventurous‚ witty‚ and also because he is a dishonest‚ but appealing character. The author shows Hucks adventurous side early in the story when Huck and Tom decide to start their own gang. Well start this band of robbers and call it Tom Sawyers Gang . . . whichever boy was ordered to kill that person and his family must do it‚ ad he mustnt eat till he had killed them and hacked a cross in their breasts‚ which was the sign of the band. (19). Huck doesnt

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