Adventures of Huck Finn
1. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn was the main character. The story was told through his eyes, and most of the events that took place happened around him. But some of these events would not have happened without other main characters as well, like Jim, Tom Sawyer, the King, or the Duke. Huck's personality at the start of the novel had changed gradually throughout the novel and until the end. At first, Miss Watson tried to make him pray for things but Huck did not believe in praying because it brought him bad luck. Later in the novel, Huck tries to pray for forgiveness and wants to erase his sin for stealing a nigger. After he prays, he feels he can pray openly now and will not sin anymore (CH. 31). Huck was also superstitious and believed that everything that went wrong was because of certain things he did, like the snake in Jim's blanket. And everything was blamed on the bad luck Huck and Jim had. Huck also became kind, especially after the quarrel with his father, pap. He learned that in order to get along with people (like the king and duke), you have to let them have their way, and Huck did.
Towards the end of the novel, the four meet up with a stranger who tells of a dead man, Peter Wilks. This gives the duke and the king a great idea to change their identity to a relative of Mr. Wilks and con his family for money. Mr. Wilks sister was persuaded and the king had the money in his possession, until Huck took it and hid it. Huck finally confessed to hiding the money and the townsmen went to try to recover it. While doing so, Huck escapes once more. Soon, Huck encounters Tom Sawyer's aunt, and Huck portrays to be Tom. However, this only creates more problems. Jim is captured and is held in a little hut, and Tom comes to help Huck free him. Jim gets free after days and days of hard work, but Tom gets shot and Jim finds a doctor for him. Eventually, Tom confesses to his aunt about the lie and Huck will soon live with Tom's aunt, whom he dislikes. One of the main symbols in the novel was the Mississippi River. It was a symbol from the start of Huck's adventure until the end. What makes it a symbol is that it was an opening for Huck's escape and gave him the opportunity to explore the country and be free. In other words, it was his course for self-discovery and the source of danger, delight, and meditation. The last major setting, also probably the most influential setting, was the house of Mary Ann and the two other sisters of Peter Wilks. Huck had to stay there with the king and duke in order for them to persuade the family into selling the house and giving a lot of money to the kind and duke. But this drew the line for Huck, and he soon changed his ways and had to stop the king's nonsense. So, he stopped lying and wanted to tell Mary Ann about the money in the coffin and how the king was not related to Peter Wilks. Another major setting was the farmhouse in "Arkansaw". This was the house with Buck and his family. Huck described it as being a nice house with a big fireplace and big brass dog irons and many other elegant features. It also contained many beautiful paintings and poetry, written by one of the daughters Emmeline. But it only served Huck for a couple nights until he left with Jim down the river again. around every which way and yelling about snakes."
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Approximate Word count = 2921
Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)
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