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    How does Huck appear to be superior to Tom? Huck seems to have matured more than Tom. Although Tom is imaginative‚ he is not as honest and genuine as Huck. Tom has a little more self interest and bias than Huck does. He withholds the information about Jim until the end of the story and Huck seems to have an internal value system that does not change. Even though he looks up to Tom‚ Huck seems more of an humanitarian character. What happens to Jim? When the doctor appears‚ bringing Tom on a stretcher

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    apparent is desperation and poverty contrasted with the aristocracy of rich plantation owners. Huck witnesses violent murder multiple times‚ both from the poor and destitute and the rich. Twain seems to poke humor at the fact that the aristocratic Sheperdsons and Grangerfords kill each other over a forgotten rude while the more poor characters use violence to try and increase their rank in life. Twain uses Jim and Huck’s flight from their own enslavers as a backdrop to discuss poverty throughout

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    opinions about the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ some are positive‚ others aren’t. It seems as if one of the main controversies is whether or not the novel should be taught in schools due to conflicting perceptions of the book. In the two articles “Why Huck Finn Belongs in Classrooms” by Jocelyn Chadwick who is an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education‚ and “Say It Ain’t So‚ Huck” by Jane Smiley a Pulitzer Prize winning author‚ the two writers take

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    1. Why does Huck assume Tom Sawyer’s identity? Because he stumbles upon Tom’s aunt and uncle‚ so he pretends to be Tom to try and free Jim because Jim is likely imprisoned on that plantation. 2. What happens when Tom appears on the scene? Huck meets up with him and explains to him what he is doing and why he is doing it. Tom agrees to help Huck in his mission to free Jim from captivity. 3. What’s the difference between Tom’s plan for freeing Jim and Huck’s? Huck wants to free Jim because Jim

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    presently on many administrators’ minds about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. For those who read the book without grasping the important concepts that Mark Twain gets across "in between the lines"‚ many problems arise. A reader may come away with the impression that the novel is simply a negative view of the African-American race. Many scholars and educators‚ like Marylee Hengsetbeck who said‚ "If Huck Finn is used solely as a part of a unit on slavery or racism‚ we sell the book short

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    Twain opposed many of the ideologies of his time. Through his novel Huckleberry Finn‚ he explored human nature and the society. He made apparent his dislike for them. The book focus’s on the general treatment of black people during this time. Specifically‚ the author criticizes morality‚ slavery and racism. The characters encountered in Huckleberry Finn do not have very high moral standards. Many of them think and act very irrationally. Huck again and again returns to this idea of being ’sivilized’

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    defined the South when the book was published. Twain writes with the individual characters speaking in their own Southern language and not just through Huck. This makes the ridicule more effective. “Huck’s early rejection of Heaven‚ his later decision to accept damnation- are further instances of Twain’s dialectical counterpoising of the frivolous and the profound”[19] Huck gives numerous examples of why he finds prayer useless such as “why don’t Deacon Winn get back the money he lost”

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    1. Why would Tom and Huck first go out to the cemetery? (A) To charm away warts (B) To dig up a buried body (C) To dig up a hidden treasure (D) To kill a dog 2. Who is Sid? (A) Aunt Polly’s fiance (B) Tom’s dog (C) Tom’s half-brother (D) Tom’s father 3.Why does Huck not go on the picnic? (A) Because he promised to watch for Injun Joe (B) Because he hasn’t been invited (C) Because he doesn’t like girls (D) Because he is scared of boats 4. What happens when Tom and Joe learn

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    throughout the book and also because of how Huck Finn’s character is. In the book Huck’s character is very uneducated and ultimately does anything he wants to do. Huck’s father is an alcoholic and beats Huck whenever he gets drunk which could also be why it’s permitted. Parents and schools think we shouldn’t teach this book in schools because of the N-word‚ it might offend people or they might think it is okay to say it. They believe we shouldn’t teach it because Huck is very uneducated and it could possible

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    How to establish relationships with adults Establishing relationships with adults use the same basic skills‚ wither it is a friend or colleague. The main difference establishing a friendship with an adult and a colleague is how much formality and professionalization is used. Professional Colleagues. * Formal vocabulary – You speak in a professional manner‚ using correct pronunciation and clearly. * Know colleagues title – Use their correct titles e.g. Mr‚ Mrs‚ Professor‚ Doctor etc.

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