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    Briefly‚ he describes what he has experienced since‚ The Adventures ofTom Sawyer‚ which preceded this novel. After Huck and Tom discovered twelve thousand dollars in treasure‚ Judge Thatcher invested the money for them. Huck was adopted by the Widow Douglasand Miss Watson‚ both of whom took pains to raise him properly. Dissatisfied with his new life‚ and wishing for the simplicity he used to know‚ Huck runs away. Tom Sawyer searches him out and convinces him to return home by promising to start a

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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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    as human and loyal as any other person opposite of his race. Jim can be described as loyal‚ courageous‚ and apprehensive. Tom Sawyer is Huck’s best friend from hometown. Tom helps Huck set Jim free after they find out he’s been captured. Tom is significant because he goes against his will/beliefs to help set a slave free. He realized that society’s expectations were wrong. Tom is one adventurous‚ creative‚ and compliant boy. V.

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    Huckleberry Finn - Thesis

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    Yakov Suleymanov Senior thesis December 2008 Do you think you have role models in your life? Someone you can look up to and say “I Want to be like him”. If yes‚ first of all you have to ask yourself what is a role model? A role Model is a person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral or social role for another Person to emulate. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by

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    written by Mark Twain‚ is an important literary work because of it’s use of satire. It is a story written about a boy‚ Huck‚ in search of freedom and adventure. In the beginning of the story you learn what has happened since The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huck and Tom found a hidden treasure that was later invested for them. Huck was taken in by Mrs. Watson‚ who attempted to teach him religion and proper manners‚ but was taken away when his father returned. Pap‚ being a drunk and abusive father‚ imprisons

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    Why Is Huck Finn A Hero

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    Huckleberry Finn is probably the most controversial character in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huck‚ as he is more commonly known‚ is the idol of most children growing up; at the same time‚ he is despised by the children’s parents. Huck Finn‚ in all of literature‚ is well-known by many people. “Huckleberry was cordially hated and dreaded by all the mothers of the town‚ because he was idle and lawless and vulgar and bad — and because all their children admired him so” (Twain 33). Huck is the son

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    Why Is Huck Finn Wrong

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    His friend Tom sawyer keeps showing bad examples to Huck throughout the story. For example Tom convinced Huck to sneak into Widow Douglas House with him. When they are in the house a guy named Jim is sleeping and instead of just leaving he decides to mess with him.’’ Tom takes Jim’s hat and hangs it on a tree-limb Afterwards’’. This is one example of why Huck is still trying to figure out

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    encourages Huck to question many of the teachings he received from both Pap and Miss Watson. Multiple times‚ Huck chooses to go to hell rather than conform to cultural standards. This journey to maturity and independent thinking is contrasted by Tom Sawyer. Tom lives in the society Huck purposefully avoided and because of that is immature and less morally astute. Huck’s journey down the river with Jim shows that a true education can not be found in formal schooling‚ but in one’s own mind‚ one’s relationships

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    Tom Chappell

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    Tom Chappell 1943 – Born 1970 – Create the bound (Tom’s of Maine) 1980s – Study Masters in Theology at Harvard Divinity School 1991 – Graduated 2006 – Tom’s of Maine was purchased by Colgate-Palmolive Now - A new company (Ramblers Way) Q2) Tom is dreaming of a line of all-natural‚ environmentally friendly household products DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1 Does the Tom’s of Maine experience prove that one can "do business with principles‚" or are there business realities that make it hard

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    Twain and Lying

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    lies that Twain uses in his storytelling is childish lies. Childish lies are harmless fibs that do not harm anyone. They are told for amusement purposes. Both Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn tell childish lies throughout the story. Tom tells childish lies to in order to entice his friends to join in on his adventures. For example Tom tells the innocent fib “…he got secret news from his spies”(14) as way to get his friends to help him crash a Sunday school picnic. Finn use a childish lie to trick

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