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    slave-owner who is forced to sell two of his slaves so he can pay a debt. He sells Uncle Tom and Harry (the son of his wife’s slave Eliza) to a slave trader named Haley. Eliza hears the discussion and warns Tom and his wife‚ and runs away with her child. Haley follows them‚ but he does not catch her‚ she crosses the Ohio River and is helped by citizens. Haley meets two slave-catchers that agree to capture Eliza and Harry. Tom refuses to run away so he is taken to New Orleans by Haley. Before Haley leaves

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    are deemed by the desire for power. In The Talented Mr. Ripley‚ Tom Ripley is a poor shipbuilder from New York who must persuade wealthy Dickie Greenleaf to move to the United States. In return Tom will receive $1‚000 as a payment from Dickie’s father‚ Mr. Greenleaf. Tom starts off by following the plan by just getting to know Dickie. Tom is a wealthy‚ well respected man. Tom grows

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    Ethical Statement Ethical considerations have been covered by names being changed‚ protecting all identities of settings and individuals. Consent forms have been signed. Parents have been advised of the right to withdraw. Part 1 The child I have chosen to focus on is a 3 year old girl who I will refer to as Liz. She lives with both parents and has an older sibling who is of primary school age. Mum is expecting a baby in June. I have been providing day care for Liz for the past 10 months

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    were treated. His purpose in writing this novel was to comment on how little had changed‚ even after the Civil War. When first introduced in the novel‚ Jims ignorant nature and preoccupation with superstition allow him to become an easy target for Tom and Hucks trickery. At this point in the novel Jim is seen as nothing more than Miss Watsons nigger who was most ruined‚ for a servant‚ because he got so stuck up on account of having seen the devil and been rode by witches (112). Later‚ while on Jacksons

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    Almost all novels depict morals or the author’s view on any given subject. Although many people start to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn thinking that it is a simple novel on a boy’s childhood‚ they soon come to realize that the author‚ Mark Twain‚ expresses his opinions on multiple important‚ political issues. Twain touches on subjects such as slavery‚ money and greed‚ society and civilization‚ and freedom. From the time of its publication‚ Huckleberry Finn has been distinguished as a novel

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    throughout the novel. Huck Finn is an example of a round character because in the beginning we meet him as a young boy who is growing up in Hannibal‚ Missouri getting “sivilized” by two sisters. He spends most of his time teaming up with his friend Tom‚ against Miss Watson’s slave‚ Jim. After running away and faking his own death we see Huck start to make his own decisions and become friends with Jim when they run into each other on Jackson Island. As a reader you see him mature‚ become more of

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    a fool. 10. PG14 Imagery was used as Huck described the situation of the drowned man. 11. PG15 The boys pretending to be different minorities is ironic because in those times it was very prejudice. 12. PG16 It is ironic for Tom Sawyer to call Huck a numskull because Tom fits that description. 13. PG17 The widow is beginning to accept Huck as the winter goes on which is symbolism for him finally starting to be accepted. 14. PG18 Hyperbole was used when describing the numbers and years‚ it was

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    Huckleberry Finn Part 1 Richard Wetherill Mark Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn struck a deep chord with me. I hunt‚ fish‚ boat‚ hike‚ camp‚ am an Eagle Scout‚ and love the outdoors. Both Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer spent most of their spare time in the outdoors and I could identify with their lifestyles. I especially identified with the part of the story when Huck was living on the raft. Huck Finn and Jim were living off of the land- catching fish‚ turtles‚ and anything that they

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    as a journey. The narrative focuses on one character‚ who has to deal with authoritarian masters and unlucky fates but who usually manages to escape these miserable situations by using his or her wit. Huck Finn‚ with the help of his cunning friend Tom Sawyer‚ help Jim escape imprisonment in the shack. Biographical information about the author: Clemens writes under the pen name Mark Twain‚ and much of the substance for his novels comes from real life experiences. After he was born in Florida‚ Missouri

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    racial meaning. The narrator‚ Tom‚ condemns the European world‚ desiring freedom from the oppressive ship he belongs to. He wants to enter the abundant Polynesian land but his connection of the European world remains. Despite how Tom speaks crudely of the “dark-skinned Hawaiians and the woolly-heeded Feejees” (pg 217)‚ we can see his diminishing anxiety about racial contact and understanding of his own position as a European American in the mid nineteenth century. Tom is compassionate towards the

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