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    an ending to slavery. But instead as Huck goes back to not speaking his own opinions and thinking for himself. Leo Mark best describes it as‚ “In the end‚ Huck regresses to the subordinate role in which he had first appeared in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Most of those traits which made him so appealing a hero now disappear” (Marx 285). In the same way‚ we believe that Mark Twain in his own life will stand up for what he believes in at the height of the controversy of racism. But as he gains all

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    Holliday’s Hill and the caves close to the summit‚ where he may have played pirates just like Huck. A close friend of Clemens was Tom Blankenship‚ the son of the village drunkard‚ who was to be immortalized years later as Huck’s friend Tom Sawyer (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer). Tom Sawyer is Huck Finn’s best friend in the book. Tom freely invents lies and loves adventure‚ just as Tom Blankenship did. When Clemens was just a young boy he

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    Twain entitled Tom Sawyer. In Tom Sawyer‚ Huck’s Character is developed as a follower and not that of a leader or sophisticated person. The interesting part of this is that the person that Huck most admires is a boy much younger than he and not only that; he chooses to idolize this boy. This‚ by all means‚ is the highest level of immaturity. This is no different in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In the beginning of the novel‚ Huck Finn joins a gang under the leadership of Tom Sawyer. They not only

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    ridiculing and questioning the corrupt society that he does not wish to be a part of. Twain’s goal for this novel was to protest against some evil practices present in their society. To do this while making it more appealing to the reader‚ Twain uses satire‚ a literary device that uses humor‚ irony‚ exaggeration‚ or ridicule to criticize people’s vices. The use of a child as the narrator allows this to happen‚ as a child has not as developed and familiar with their society as an adult is and therefore

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    reason that Huckleberry Finn should be banned from schools is that Huck teaches bad morals for the students who have to read this novel. Instead of following the rules of the society he has grown up with‚ he uses made up rules of Tom Sawyer and doesn’t question them. “So Tom got out a sheet of paper that he had wrote the oath

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    previously. Perusers discover that the viable Huck has ended up rich from his last enterprise withTom Sawyer (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) and that the Widow Douglas and her sister‚ Miss Watson‚ have taken Huck into their home so as to attempt and show him religion and legitimate conduct. Rather than complying with his gatekeepers‚ on the other hand‚ Huck escapes the house around evening time to join Tom Sawyer’s pack and imagine that they are criminals and privateers. One day Huck finds that his dad

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    and more of a heroic figure throughout the entire novel. Finally‚ Huck is considered a hero because he‚ with the help of Tom Sawyer‚ helped Jim escape from the Phelps’s property. “Well‚ one thing was dead sure; and that was‚ that Tom Sawyer was in earnest and was actuly going to help steal that nigger out of slavery” (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 176). Both Huck and Tom know it is wrong to help a

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    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 unalienable

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    The Role of Reality in Children ’s Literature Dominique Harris Children ’s Literature in a Pluralistic Society March 21‚2011 Harry Dieckmann The Role of Reality in Children ’s Literature The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The author Mark Twain created one of the world’s best children’s classic books in 1885. This novel is written in a realistic style‚ depicting how morals and actions of a child can clash concerning to society. Mark Twain displays realism through all his writing; Twain

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    Nathan Tsiperfal Period 2 January 22‚ 2013 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters 10-15 Quotes Notes |“‘Git up and hump yourself‚ Jim! there ain’t a minute to lose. |Even though the people are only after Jim‚ Huck says that they | |They’re after us.”’ (63.) |are after both of them saying “us”. The progression of Huck and | | |Jim’s relationship shows Twain’s

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