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    Emerson has a more philosophical approach while Mark Twain uses satire to deliver his message about conformity. Satire is revealed in Mark Twain’s essay in the final sentences. He says‚ “Its name is public opinion… some people think it the voice of God.” This approach is not only easier but it conveys the message in a manner that is easier

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    Huck the injustices of slavery of the 18 hundreds and also as a comedic relief from time to time. 2. The occasion of this book was during the 1845 along the Mississippi River. This novel takes place after Mark Twain’s previous novel "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in this novel though Twain tells the story of an orphan boy Huckleberry Finn‚ who was briefly mentioned in the prior book. Huck finds a runaway slave Jim after escaping from his abusive father and they both pair up and travel down the Mississippi

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    How do Salinger and Twain present the ideas of escape in the two novels? First of all the two authors wrote their books in different times and their ideas of escape will differ‚ for example Huck was written in the late 1800’s when slavery was still rife in many of the southern regions of America the idea of escape has a literal meaning. Alternately to this Catcher in the Rye was written in the 1940’s and depicts the societies of the then modern America. The ideas of escape were mainly within Holden’s

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    Mark Twain’s novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the story of a young boy who is just beginning to mature into an adult. He and his friend Tom Sawyer gain a small fortune of $6‚000 and Huck’s father‚ Pap‚ who has been absent for virtually all of Huck’s life‚ is seeking it. Because of the constant abuse from his father‚ he is forced to run away and start on an adventure down the Mississippi River with his companion‚ Jim‚ a runaway slave. Although he leaves his home‚ it still has an influence

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    In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ Huckleberry once says “Human beings can be awful cruel to one another”. Though Huck has seen some fairly awful things during his travels with Jim during the course of his adventure along the river‚ his life at home was no better. With an abusive father‚ Huck grew up in a hostile and violent household with an alcohol depend father and no mother. The final straw in Huck’s decision to move out was the night that his father attempted to kill Huck

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    Lisa M. Rucker ENGL 2220 Dr.Whisenhunt September 20th 2012 “Stretchers” In reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn I found that he tells many “stretchers” out through the book and they sometimes get him into trouble; sometimes they get him out of trouble‚ but are they a good thing or a bad thing with him telling these “stretchers”. I am going to talk about three of the “stretchers” he told and the first one is when he went back to town pretending to be a little girl. The second one is when

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    Inequality in “Huckleberry Finn”‚ “The Little Friend” and “Let America be America Again” Throughout history‚ inequality has been shown through slavery‚ the neglecting of rights and social status. Varying from racial group to financial class‚ inequality applies to a wide range of people all over the world. Since it is such an immense problem in society‚ it is often shown in literature as well. Being evident in both “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain and “The Little Friend” by Donna Tartt‚ these

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    lecturer‚ and novelist who acquired international fame for his travel narratives‚ especially The Innocents Abroad (1869)‚ Roughing It (1872)‚ and Life on the Mississippi (1883)‚ and for his adventure stories of boyhood‚ especially The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). A gifted raconteur‚ distinctive humorist‚ and irascible moralist‚ he transcended the apparent limitations of his origins to become a popular public figure and one of America’s best and most beloved

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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain‚ how and why does Huck have more freedom than Tom? Tom and Huck are the main characters and they are best friends. Tom and Huck are similar in many ways such as their moms have died. Aunt Polly calls Huck a “poor motherless boy” and she also tells Tom he is “my own dead sister’s boy.” Tom and Huck both have a hard life‚ but Huck has it harder. Huck and Tom have both lost their moms‚ but Huck sleeps on doorsteps‚ and Tom sleeps in an apartment

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    SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. The Estate of Mark Twain. The Official Web Site of Mark Twain. 11 February 2011 <http://cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/bio.htm>. Twain‚ Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Tom Doherty Associates‚ 1985. Twayne ’s Aurhors Series - Chapter Display. 18 January 2011 <http://proxy01.ccis.edu:2067/servlet/Twayne/hits?r=d&o=DocTitle&n=1&1=7&h535_c01>.

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