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    Strong Friendships “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” dealt a lot with friendship‚ growing friendships‚ and friendships that people thought would never happen. It also shows the importance of friendship and how it can really benefit some people. The friendship between Tom and Huck is a strong one. Tom is always looking for adventure and Huck looks up to Tom. The friendship between Huck and Jim was a growing friendship throughout the book. The aspiring friendship between Huck and Tom‚ and Huck

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    with weaving many of his own experiences into his novels. In fact‚ by using the richness and vividness of his own memories‚ he truly assembled a universe in his mind that he could relay expertly with his words on paper. However‚ in his second book‚ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain does not only use the memories he has of the South‚ he uses the common stereotypes alive in the South. This is why‚ throughout the time that students and scholars have poured over Twain’s Huckleberry Finn‚ the book has

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    Christal Williamson Williamson 1 Mrs. Ammons English November 20‚ 2013 Huckleberry Finn Questions 1. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ one of the characters‚ Jim‚ is portrayed as a heroic figure. A heroic figure is someone who is bold‚ daring‚ a leader‚ and will do anything it takes to save someone’s life. Jim was exactly this kind of person. Throughout the story‚ Jim starts to become Huck’s “father.” As Huck and Jim are on their journey‚ Jim takes care of Huck and tries

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    The Adventures of Huck Finn: A Coming Of Age Novel The novel ‘The Adventures of Huck Finn’ by Mark Twain is a coming of age novel. Huck’s maturity grows throughout the story. He first starts to show emotions toward a runaway slave‚ and by the end of the novel‚ has grown up to the point where‚ when Jim‚ the slave‚ is captured‚ Huck decides not to play games but to take it serious and rescue him the safest and most logical way. He also decides it give up playing games after his friend is shot to

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    Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of a thirteen year old boy named Huck Finn and his adventures with Jim‚ a black slave. Throughout the novel‚ Huck and Jim become more dependent on each other. The growing dependence with each other is evident of their friendship amidst their dramatic adventures together. The events in the novel reveal that Huck treats friendship as a very serious matter in his life. Twain maintains this significance of this theme throughout the novel

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    “Conformity is doing what everybody else is doing‚ regardless of what is right. Morality is doing what is right‚ regardless of what everybody else is doing.” –Evette Carter Mark Twain‚ in questioning his own society and morality‚ writes‚ “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” A story about a young boy realizing how menacing his home life is‚ but still questioning whether society is any better‚ leaving Huck curious. With this curiosity Huck Finn takes off on the big Mississippi to unearth his genuine

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    stereotypes there lies the truth behind institutionalized prejudice and its extensive progression. Mark twain includes just enough reality in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for the readers to encounter the truth about racism in society without feeling fear or guilt (Kaye 14). This aspect of the novel allows the readers to have an outside yet close up view of the immense hatred during this time period in order to attempt to establish an understanding of the irrationality of the subject and the

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    In Mark Twain’s novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain develops the plot into Huck and Jim’s adventures allowing him to weave in his criticism of society. The two main characters‚ Huck and Jim‚ both run from social injustice and both are distrustful of the civilization around them. Huck is considered an uneducated backwards boy‚ constantly under pressure to conform to the "humanized" surroundings of society. Jim a slave‚ is not even considered as a real person‚ but as property. As they

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    Malcolm X‚ Martin Luther King‚ and other black anti-racist leaders fought against discrimination. They fought a battle that has gone on longer than many people have been around‚ back in the 1800’s. In the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain‚ twain wants us to see how this battle rages on today‚ affecting many people’s everyday lives. The book itself is very racist toward African Americans in which the word "nigger" is used. Many people use this word today‚ but back when

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    In the long run‚ we shape our lives‚ and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die‚ and the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. Tom has changed his attitude and seriousness throughout this novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”.He’s been taught many lessons because of his foolishness towards Aunt Polly. I’ve had to change how I act in class because‚ if you miss something important then it will hurt you on the test. Tom has been punished many times for lying

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