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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is not a really good book because the way they use the N word which is something which actually lowers our accepting of other races which made me loose focus.This book tells the story of Huck who is thirteen years old and the son of a local drunk which makes him face all of his hardships in life by himself Huck is friends with Jim who is a slave for Miss Waston so one day Huck and Jim decide to take a raft and sail down to Mississippi river were t
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"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain is a story describing the adventures of a young white boy, Huck Finn, and a black slave, Jim. Throughout the story, Huck Finn is an independent young boy, he prefers to follow his own rules and do what he pleases. This story is taken place when whites believed that they were better than blacks and more educated. As the reader finishes the story, one may seem that Jim is considered the voice of reason. Although he doesn't have much education, he
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An American classic, this is one the best book in history and one of the best books I have ever read. Huckleberry Finn was a fun adventure that provided suspense, action, and plenty of morals. Huck Finn was a motherless kid who is trying to find his own path in society and is struggling with Miss Watson and The Widow trying to civilize him. Huck Finn dislikes civilization and religious principles, this leads to his escape and adventure along the Mississippi River. Along his journey he encounters
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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn by mark twain is a novel that captivates a detailed era of America history that is often untold or misleading. Mark Twain wrote from his experiences growing up in Mississippi and truly depicts the relationship between black and whites in the south during that time. However the unusual relationship between Huck and Jim displays how white aggregation towards black is based off of ignorance. Huck educated himself and came to the understanding that black or white J
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a very symbolic book to read. I remember first hearing about it I immediately thought of Huckleberry Hound, which is a old cartoon. This book is captivating to an extent because the events that occur are very interesting especially during a time period where it was dangerous for African Americans to roam unaccompanied. I thought Twain did an excellent job on emphasizing the likelihood of a white boy and a black man to become friends because it contradicts t
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A lot of the n-word in this book, but overall a good read. (like the site) The book has a lot of layers to it being written by Mark Twain. A sequal to the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, his new subject goes through his adolesent life in the 1840, a time full of slaves and other conflict in America
The adventures of Huuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a novel i would recommend to read. Though many of the parts of book were quite difficult to understand. The novel shows the break of racism and development and maturity towards the attitude of through Huck Finn. The "N-word" commonly mentioned in the book to accentuate the importance and significance it took in the history and culture of the time. The Language of the book is quite complicated but as you analyze the setting and surroundings it
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