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    chapter that Huck is lonely and seeks a less restrictive life through means of escape. As Huckleberry Finn opens‚ Huck is none too thrilled with his new life of cleanliness‚ manners‚ church‚ and school. However‚ he sticks it out at the bequest of Tom Sawyer‚ who tells him that in order to take part in Tom’s new “robbers’ gang‚” Huck must stay “respectable.” All is well and good until Huck’s brutish‚ drunken father‚ Pap‚ reappears in town and demands Huck’s money. The local judge‚ Judge Thatcher

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    related text of your own choosing? Distinctively visual is one which the composer of the text uses visual‚ spoken and written language to position the reader to elicit their ideas. This is a powerful means to enhance the appeal of texts for viewers. Tom Tykwer’s film Run Lola Run" includes Distinctively Visual scenes throughout the whole film using Symbolism. The exhilarating film takes the viewer through an intensely fast paced journey to find an answer to Lola’s boyfriend’s problem. Lola finds herself

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    en de wider wuz going’ to start to de camp-meetn” shows Jim’s true determination and courageousness to escape slavery (Twain 56). Jim also demonstrates his act of valor in the novel when he gives up his freedom to help the wounded Tom Sawyer. As the doctor who treated Tom Sawyer stated‚ “I enver see a nigger that was a better nuss or faithfuller” (Twain 354). Jim’s actions‚ overall‚ demonstrate true courage‚ as he defies the odds of slavery and society in order to achieve something he believed truly

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    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 bribes to all-consuming obsessions‚ the characters in the novel shape their paths. Tom Sawyer‚ Huck’s best mate‚ is the first person in Twain’s novel to use money to bring a result he prefers. While the first meeting of Tom’s gang commences‚ the ground

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    person and make him different from the beginning of the story. Huck is mature at the end because tom acts as a father figure to him. He would be able to do the same as what tom did on his adventure‚ and follow tom and making maturity decisions that tom did. Huck said‚ “Tom told me what his plan was‚ and I see in a minute it was worth fifteen of mine style.” This shows that hucks are able to do and copy tom and doing brave things to free Jim and could lead both get killed. Huck also matures

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    sneaking out of the widow’s household with Tom Sawyer and through the garden‚ Huck trips  over a root by the kitchen. Within the kitchen is Jim‚ one of Miss Watson’s slaves. Jim hears  the sound of Huck tripping and he goes to investigate. Tom and Huck then crouch down on  the ground to hide. Jim then announces he will stay until he finds out what made the noise‚  but then eventually falls asleep.    4. What contrast between Huck and Tom is established?  In chapter’s 1­4‚ the contrast between Huck and Tom that is established is that Huck is 

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    out that Jim had been turned by the king to the authorities for being a runaway slave. Luckily though Huck runs into good old Tom Sawyer to help him get Jim back. They are able to get Jim out‚ but Tom is shot in the process by a bullet. Tom treasures this bullet‚ since it didn’t kill him‚ and makes a necklace out of it. They give Jim $40 and set him on his merry way‚ freed. Tom goes to stay with his aunt and uncle‚ but Huck heads out west after refusing the offer that Tom’s aunt made to adopt him. After

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    In the first third of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ the southern 13 year-old boy protagonist Huck is stuck in a very peculiar situation; he’s a runaway hiding with an african-american ex-slave‚ along with Tom Sawyer- Huck’s friend of the past‚ who joins in the last third of the book. Before Tom’s reentrance into the story‚ Huck was on the path to moral maturity‚ progressively gaining empathy and new understanding of the world. Upon becoming a runaway‚ Huck was fed up with his life at home and

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    Brooke A. Andrade Mrs. Whalen Honors English III. 27 September 2012 Racism throughout Huckleberry Finn “But I reckon I got to light for the territory ahead of the rest‚ because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me‚ and I can’t stand it. I been there before” (Twain 279). In Huckleberry Finn‚ Huck tires of living in a civilized society‚ and escapes through the means of a river with a “nigger” named Jim. Although Twain is considered racist by some critics‚ he truly just reflects

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    Twain’s life influenced his work because he incorporated his mother‚ sister‚ brother‚ and friends as a base for his writing. He has written many well-known American classics such as those of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He was born November 30‚ 1835 in Florida‚ Missouri. He was born to John Clemons and Jane Clemons. Twain grew up on the MS River‚ so he had many memories growing up as a child. These included swimming‚ fishing‚ playing pirates‚ and pulling a

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