judge who arrives in the town‚ who is apparently new‚ allows Huck’s father Pap to gain custody over Huck (Twain‚ 25). In the same instance‚ Jim‚ a fugitive slave‚ does not receive custody over his children under the same legal system. Hypocrisy and ridiculousness is indicated when the judge awards custody of Huck over Pap regardless of the danger that Pap‚ who is a drunk‚ is to his son. However‚ the judge awards custody to Pap based on his position as Huck’s biological father. However‚ the same law
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devotion to God. 4. A. Describe Pap. B. Describe his attitude towards Huck. C. What is the irony in Pap’s fury about the educated black? D. What mixed emotions does Huck feel about life with his father? Pap is a shallow‚ dumb‚ drunk who beats Huck and steals his money. He hates everyone and only cares about himself. Pap is jealous of educated blacks because he sees them as inferior to himself‚ yet he has no education. Huck loves his freedom‚ which pap gives him‚ but he hates the abuse and
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Is artificial intelligence (AI) in human society a utopian dream or (worse yet) a Faustian nightmare?" (qtd in Kurzweil 450). Opponents to AI would like members of society to believe the answer to this question is yes. For these skeptics‚ AI either "conjures up images of HAL in the film ’2001: A Space Odyssey ’ or . . . the scarecrow in the ’Wizard of Oz ’" (qtd in Kupsh and Rhodes 344). Both cases illustrate the presence of intelligence where a brain is lacking. In the former AI is seen
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People are powerfully motivated by money. For centuries‚ humanity has used money to influence certain outcomes. While earning a wage is a respectable example‚ all too often money is used as a tool of deception and clearing one’s conscience. Throughout literature‚ authors use money as a central theme. Mark Twain questions the integrity of the human conscience in his book‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ by creating characters who easily manipulate others through the use of money. From harmless
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a better life. For Huck school is not that important and to him it is not necessary‚ but after a time‚ before his Pap arrived‚ he begun to
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Man Versus man conflict is an easy element to pick up on in literature and remains to be in literature through all time and style periods. Mark Twain applying man versus man conflict in his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a key to its great success holding up over time. Man versus man conflict relates to all ages and generations which make a book more interesting and enjoyable to read and using it in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn makes the book more fun to read. When reading the
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Mark Twain pokes fun at romanticism‚ through Pap’s cabin because romantic writers believed that both truth in one self‚ and a simple life was found in nature. Pap on the other hand lives in a cabin surrounded with nature‚ however‚ he does not fulfill the expectations that a romanticwriter has for people in nature. Pap is not a good father
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all out‚ and reckoned I would belong to the widow if he wanted me‚ though I couldn’t make out how he was a-going to be any better off then than what he was before‚ seeing I was so ignorant‚ and so kind of low-down and ornery." Huck talks about Pap with some disgust and disregard. While Huck is not completely afraid of him in this quote as he later becomes‚ he still does not show respect for his father. The following is a good representation of what Huck does and does not understand. "I studied
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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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Huck learns a variety lessons from the various figures in his childhood‚ some good and some bad. From his Pap‚ he learns how to fend for himself and to reject formal society‚ but he also learns about racism‚ alcoholism and has to suffer years of abuse. From the Widow and Miss Watson Huck learns about generosity and kindness but also about religious indoctrination and the boundaries of what deemed is acceptable in society. From Jim‚ Huck learns about love and compassion‚ trust and honesty as well
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