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    In huckleberry finn there is many changes with huck from growing into a better person and being more mature about situations.When a problem or struggle gets in the way huck tries to find a way to deal with it.Huck goes through many phases and he has to make many decisions.Will huck do the right thing? The way that huck changes with jim is drastic.Huck goes throiugh many phases to get to the way they ended upin the story bhuck explauins how the freinshio wuth them has grown and the things he owud

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain tells the story of Huckleberry Finn‚ a young boy used to living on his own and having a good time. Huck lives with the Widow Douglas after coming into six thousand dollars after an adventure with Tom Sawyer. At the Widow Douglas’s he learns about getting “civilized.” Huck’s father is an abusive drunk‚ and he wants Huck’s newfound money. Pap Finn kidnaps Huck and takes him up the Mississippi River in order to get Huck’s money. Huck fakes his death to get

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    of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain‚ his decision to create an ideal resolution for the characters might upset readers; the concept of a perfect ending is unrealistic and lessens the pragmatic approach that he incorporated throughout the novel with the use of historical accuracy. Furthermore‚ traveling deeper into the South endangers the characters‚ the constant and recurring theme of racism‚ and the regression of Huck that contradicts the belief the ending suits each character. The primary

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    Nature enables one to be prone to seeing both the good and bad of the world and allows them to change as a result. In Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain demonstrates how many different characters are able to be influenced into having more open views of things. Some of these characters include Huck‚ who sees a change in his belief in racism‚ Jim who sees a difference in his values‚ and Tom‚ who sees a change in his attitude. Although nature can influence people in a bad way‚ it ultimately allows one to

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain ironically violates the same offenses he victimizes Cooper for. “Chapter 17” violates a plethora of these rules‚ a few being allowing miracles or other events to be reasonable and possible‚ characters having a meaningful presence‚ and the avoidance of needless information. Mark Twain states that events‚ even if miracles‚ should be predictable and reasonable‚ through the characters of the book(1433). “Chapter 17” of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn violates this rule

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    Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain satirizes the American family value of structure through Huck’s relationships with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas‚ Pap‚ and the Duke and the King. As the book is introduces‚ Huck is living with two women‚ Miss Watson and Widow Douglas. Huck’s relationship with the two satirizes structure of the family through the women’s intolerance and Huck’s mannerisms. The women repetitively tried to civilize Huck by bringing him to God and educating him. These behaviors made Huck feel excluded

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    or a prototype upon which others are copied or patterned. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was and still is the basis for which authors use for their characters in their writing. Huck Finn’s adolescent archetype is based off his characteristics. In Huck Finn‚ his independence‚ rebelliousness‚ and his loquaciousness with people are used for the foundation that authors base characters similar to Huck Finn on. Independence- Huck is very independent throughout the book strictly because of the lack of

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ by Mark Twain‚ uses various concrete objects‚ such as rivers‚ to symbolize a diverse range of feelings‚ emotions‚ and even actions. The ultimate symbol in the novel is the Mississippi River. Rivers often times symbolize "life itself‚ they are the flux of the world in manifestation‚ the macrocosm’ (Cooper‚ 139)" (Protas‚ Allison). "River symbolism is based around water in movement" (Fraim‚ John). "On the river…Huck and Jim witness life

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    a foil character serves to highlight one or more attributes of another character by providing a contrast. In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHuck is travels with a variety of individuals‚ including his father Pap and Jim‚ a runaway slave. Jim is kind and friendly to Huck. Pap‚ a foil of Jim‚ is rude and abusive. Mark Twain portrays Pap Finn as a cruel and neglectful alcoholic in order to emphasize Jim’s role as a companion for Huckleberry Finn. Not long after Pap finds Huck in the

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    iconic tales in his own creative and unique style. Held high in this position as a great “American” novelist‚ Twain flirted with the creation of a universal masterpiece in his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. However‚ critics disagree on whether or not Twain’s work with Huckleberry Finn truly reaches the stature of a masterpiece‚ and that disagreement stems from the course the author chose for his conclusion. T.S Eliot finds Twain’s ending to be true to his style and the rest of the novel.

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