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    Huck Finn Hypocrisy Essay

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    goes through the rest of the novel with the knowledge of how hypocritical society can be‚ and it helps him rationalize his decision to aid Jim’s escape. Finally‚ at the tailend of the novel‚ Huck sees the greatest hypocrisy of them all through Tom. Despite Tom flat out stating that he only used Jim to find a sense of adventure‚ he turns around the next second and acts as though he has only ever been supportive of Jim as a freeman. The hypocrisy is shown in his decision to keep the information that

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    have high morels. None of them could easily be scammed; although Aunt Sally was mislead‚ she questioned the actions of Huck and Tom. They did truly care about the boys‚ which is shown in Aunt Polly‚ Tom’s guardian‚ and Miss Watson and Widow Douglas‚ Huck’s guardians. They put themselves second in order to give the boys a good home‚ but never ask for compensation. Even after Tom left Aunt Polly’s house‚ she did not reject him‚ she straightened Huck and Tom’s identities out and scolded them for their mishaps

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    once come across the name of Mark Twain‚ a name spoken throughout the country for the 100 years since his death. Mark Twain is the best example of a great american author‚ foremost for his book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Few people past the sixth grade have not at least heard of Tom sawyer and Huckleberry Finn‚ Proving the impact this piece has had on America. Life wasn’t always peachy for Mark Twain though‚ Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens‚ Twain went through a cacophony of hardships on his way to

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    Mark Twain: A Man of Many Tales Mark Twain‚ the father of American literature‚ was a prominent figure in the writing world. He used realism in his works and created American based tales drawn from his own life and experiences. It can also be said that Twain was a humorist. Some may ask why is Mark Twain considered to be the father of American Literature? The only way to answer this question is to analyze Mark Twain‚ his life‚ and his works. Before Mark Twain became a brilliant and successful

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    has on what is happening in the story‚ will be mirrored back to Huck. Most of us in this day and age will be able to connect with Huck on a social level. Back in the mid 1800s‚ most of the white americans in the south would be able to connect with Tom. Things have changed. True African-American racism is scarce as well as the controversy among the mass population of this country. But even over the past one hundred years or so‚ there is still a great separation among us. Many have set themselves apart

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    racism and hypocrisy perceived by Mark Twain in late nineteenth century Southern culture. One of these smaller stories takes place at the Grangerford plantation‚ where the reader is introduced to Colonel Grangerford and his three sons: Buck‚ Bob and Tom. The Grangerford family serves as an allegory meant to show Southern readers both the horror and the futility of hatred and violence. TSIn the Grangerford home‚ the feud with the Shepherdsons is kept alive by the authority of Colonel Grangerford

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    which they might have in their childhood. However‚ the authors Harper Lee and Mark Twain can express their own childhood inside the stories they created‚ in a lively and realistic way. The two novels To Kill a Mockingbird and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer have a very similar characteristic. It is the way they describe a person’s childhood experience‚ and their feelings and new knowledge that come out from those experiences. This characteristic‚ however‚ has given me a big revelation after reading

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    The novel Huckleberry Finn is a controversial book that uses racist words‚ talks about racism‚ and how Jim was treated extremely poorly. Ever since the book has been published‚ there have been many instances of students‚ teachers‚ and parents feeling uncomfortable about the terminology being used‚ or the way one of the main characters‚ Jim‚ is portrayed. It can be a painful book to read‚ there are still debates about reading a novel that is written by a white author with constant use of the “N word”

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    home. Huck doesn’t engage him in thought of talking to Jim since Huck had no interest in talking to Jim at this point since Jim is in a lower class than Huck where nobody pays attention to slaves. Their relationship did not even start and is begins by Tom and Huck pranking Jim. Therefore‚ the respect and trust between Huck and Jim is flattered. Although Huck didn’t care because Jim is in a different class as Huck‚ but has no idea he is going to be in a friendship with Jim in the future. The attitude

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    Huckleberry Finn

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    travels with Huck throughout most of the story. Unfortunately‚ Huck’s friend Tom Sawyer appears near the end of the novel and changes the whole direction of the story. Huck’s role in the book suddenly disappears and the “happily ever after” ending displaces with it. Most of the characters like the duke and the king seems to disappear when Tom Sawyer appears in the novel introduce new characters and forgetting the old. Tom brings in new personal which confuses the readers as he suddenly appears

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