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    Huck Is a Non-Conformist

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    traveling with Jim on the river. The main character in Mark Twain’s novel‚ Huckleberry Finn‚ resembles an individual. An example of this can be seen while Huck and Jim are on the river‚ and Huck decides to hide Jim from any threatening strangers. Huck does not conform towards society’s anti-black beliefs‚ and instead he stands strongly against harming them. During his rough journey on the river‚ Huck proves himself as a brave individual by not telling anyone that he is helping Jim escape. Huck

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    Huckleberry Finn by author Mark Twain is the tale of a child and a slave who travel together on an adventure of a lifetime. Huckleberry Finn and Jim travel to the south in search for freedom; especially the freedom of confinement and slavery. Some may ask the question; “Why were Huck and Jim traveling south?” In the novel‚ Mark Twain explains that Huck and Jim are traveling south down the Mississippi River due to the fact that the duo is hoping to find the junction of the Ohio River and then escaping

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    Huck Finn Criticized

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered one of his greatest works. It is so good that "Ernest Hemingway said it "was one of the great masterpieces of the world" (Wagenknecht‚ 34). The purpose for Huck Finn was to express ideas in the late 1800 ’s‚ which was dominantly slavery. The character of Jim as the slave as well as other minor characters in the story helps to fulfill this idea. This book is a good piece of literature that took "Twain over seven years to write" (Petit‚ 18). The

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    boy named Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a orphaned poor boy‚ around the age of 12 or 13‚ that lives along the Mississippi around the time 1845. Huck is a slightly educated and can read a little‚ but has lots of common sense and a quick wit. He is the son of an abusive drunk‚ pap’s‚ and in the begging of the book is adopted by Miss Watson who tries to civilize him‚ and fails. Huck ends up running away and helping a slave Jim escape which is the main point of this novel. Huck is used by Twain as a main

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    to the adventures of Huck Finn Mark Twain- one of the greatest American writers (real name Samuel Clemen) The name Mark Twain (twain- to cut something in too) has something to do with steamboating because he was briefly a pilot on a steamboat many of his writings have to do with Steamboats--especially Huck Finn Famous for both nonfiction and fiction Tom Sawyer was a childrens book set out Huck finn as a childrens book but it became much more serious Other books between children/young adults

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    Huck Finn Racist

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    others will argue that it isn’t a racist book. People don’t like the book’s use of the word‚ “nigger”. The ‘n’ word appears 219 times in the novel (Phillip Rawls). Huck Finn is not a racist book because Twain made Jim a likable character‚ he used that word for a reason‚ and Twain is a realism writer. Mark Twain made Jim a likeable character. Jim was an honest‚ loyal‚ kind‚ caring‚ and admirable character. Even though the author also made him a little dumb and superstitious‚ he was still one of the most

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    Freedom In Huck Finn

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    stereotypical characters. In the beginning of the novel‚ Huck Finn showed immaturity‚ gullibility‚ and did whatever his best friend‚ Tom Sawyer‚ told him to do without thinking about what he was doing‚ or why. During Huck’s journey with the escaped slave Jim‚ he matures into an adult figure with a well-rounded perspective.

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    Huck Finn Symbols

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    be slaves. Intellectual and Moral Education-Huck doesn’t trust the morals and views of society that treats him like an outcast; gets abused. Huck learns through experience about society‚ and his growing relationship with Jim‚ lead Huck to question many of the teachings that he has received‚ especially regarding race and slavery. More than once‚ we see Huck choose to “go to hell” rather than go along with the rules and follow what he has been taught... huck is especially free from society’s rules‚ able

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    Huck Finn 10

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    Huck Finn Since the beginning of time people have been living on their own. They have been relying on themselves to survive for centuries. In many books the characters also must rely on themselves‚ as Huck Finn does in Mark Twain’s book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck Finn is a book about a boy growing up ‚ and his flight down the Mississippi River. Through his actions and thoughts Huck is able to survive the dangers of the river and in doing so develops self reliance and independence

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    Huck Finn Analysis

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    Huckleberry Finn: Analysis Conflicts: Man vs. Man -The man vs. man conflict is brought up many times throughout this story. The first that is posed is the conflict between Huckleberry and Pap. Pap is Huckleberry’s abusive biological father‚ and an alcoholic to boot. He first comes in and tries to steal his son’s fortune‚ just so he can get drunk. Huckleberry is kidnapped by his father for a short time‚ and during this is beaten many times. Huckleberry eventually escapes as he saws his way out

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