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    novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ Huck rejects civilized life. Huck despises the rules and standards of society such as‚ religion‚ school‚ and basically anything else that makes him look and feel like everyone else. Throughout the novel‚ there are many adults that try to civilize Huck but instead of taking their advice‚ he rather learn for himself. Huck’s hatred for civilization all started with Pap. During most of his childhood‚ Huck was both physically and mentally abused

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    Why Is Huck Finn Happy

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    In The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn the ending was not satisfying because finally Jim has the freedom‚ but Huck is not happy. Jim has freedom since Miss Watson is dead and no one is looking for him‚ but he did not have to run in the first place. In the novel Tom states “Turn him loose! He ain’t no slave; he’s as free as any cretur that walks this earth” (Twain 289)! This means that Tom is trying to persuade Jim on how he is free because he is not a slave anymore since Miss Watson died. A family

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    In The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHuck‚ a young thirteen-year-old boy‚ meets a runaway slave named‚ Jim. The two create such a unique friendship in the literary world. As these two characters build their relationship they learn much about respect‚ selflessness‚ and family‚ Huck most of all. Huck was brought up in a society that devalued slaves‚ so when Huck and Jim meet‚ Huck immediately thinks Jim is just a piece of property and a nobody. At one point he thinks to himself‚ "It was fifteen

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    Like mentioned before‚ he describes it as having civil disobedience. He says when the world is doing right‚ man should go forth and do wrong. Twain clearly shows this when Huck Finn questions himself about turning Jim‚ the slave‚ in or not. Huck knows that the right thing to do is to turn Jim in but he doesn’t: “They went off and I got abroad the raft‚ feeling bad and low‚ because I knowed very well I had done wrong‚ and I see it warn’t no use for me to try

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    Father Figure to Huck Finn

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    Indah Abudiman Mr. Melton American Literature 16 April 2013 A Father Figure for Huck A father is the person who always be there when the child need the most. He takes care of us‚ protects‚ cares‚ and teaches us about many things in this life. In the Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain tells the reader about the white boy’s life without the actual figure father in his life. Huck grew without loves from his parents. His mom died when he was really young and he has the father who cannot be the good example

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    Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a classic novel about a young boy who struggles to save and free himself from captivity‚ responsibility‚ and social injustice. Along his river to freedom‚ he aids and befriends a runaway slave named Jim. The two travel down the Mississippi‚ hoping to reach Cairo successfully. However‚ along the way they run into many obstacles that interrupt their journey. By solving these difficult tasks‚ they learn life lessons important to survival. The reader will find Huck and Jim

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    Several conflicts in the novel Huck Finn affect the characters and plot. First‚ there is the conflict Huck has with himself and Jim. When Jim runs away‚ Huck is left with a very important decision. He isn’t sure whether or not to turn him in‚ or even to side with him. He ends up stopping himself from telling on Jim. As a result‚ he is risking his life if for some reason they are caught. This was a very big point in the story because it appears to set the scene for the rest of the book in addition

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    Why Is Huck Finn Selfish

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    Huckleberry Finn is a unique character‚ especially for considering his resourcefulness for his age. With Huck being about 13-14 years old and being able to think on the spot‚ make legitimate realizations‚ and find solutions to issues that some adults may not be able to find‚ prove his potential. For example‚ Huck is a quick thinker‚ when he stumbled upon the Grangerford’s property and he created the George Jackson story‚ it proved his ability to adapt to a difficult situation and find a solution

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    The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain freedom plays a huge role through the novel. Twain utilizes real life examples of depriving a human being from the concept of freedom. The main characters of the novel‚ Huck and Jim‚ raft away from civilization seeking freedom. Huck is an adventurous boy who wants freedom from society standards and Jim is the runaway slave yearning liberation from the chains of slavery. From the beginning‚ we notice that Huck was not the kind of boy who wanted

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    Should Huck Finn Be Free

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    the novel Huckleberry FinnHuck grew up with a slave‚ Jim‚ as his father figure. Since Huck’s father was not in the picture‚ Jim filled that role even though he was a slave. As Huck and Jim ran away‚ Jim took care of Huck and put Hucks needs first‚ even if that meant risking his own freedom. These kind acts that Jim showed to Huck lead him into believing that Jim should be free because Huck knew how kind Jim was. However‚ this idea was not universalized by Huck. When Huck met up with Jim while

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