huckleberry finn
In the novel Huckleberry Finn, the characters Huck and Jim are different from one another in their appearance, age, situations, and their level within society. There are many similarities between them as well. Huck and Jim are similar in terms of superstition, how they both desire freedom, and how they are both considered property. Through the book, they are both very superstitious and there are many examples of their belief. When Huck picked up a snakeskin, Jim told him that it was the worst kind of bad luck. Huck did not receive any bad luck from picking up the snakeskin, but Jim did. When Huck took a dead snake, and put it in Jim's bed to scare Jim, the mate of the snake came and when Jim climbed into bed, the mate bit him on the leg. Huck then vowed to never touch another snakeskin as long as he lived. When Huckleberry Finn accidentally killed a spider on page thirteen, he instantly got up, turned in his tracks three times and each time he turned he made the sign of the cross on his chest, then he tied a lock of his hair with string
to keep the witches away. On page twenty-six, Jim had a hairball as big as a fist, which had been taken out of an oxen's fourth stomach that he used to do magic. He said there was a spirit inside it and it knew everything". Huck and Jim obviously believe in diffe! In different ways, Huckleberry Finn and Jim are similar even though they are of a different colour and age. They both desire the same things, and they both see each other as equals. Jim treats Huck as an equal because Jim is black, and because Huck and Jim became good friends. Huck learns that even though someone looks different, they can still be good hearted and worthwhile people regardless of their colour. Huck and Jim both want to be free of the southern society and the way they are treated where they live. Huck is constantly being forced into schools where he was at a disadvantage because of his family status, and poverty. Both Huck and Jim are at the lowest level of society. He was taught to be civilized but Huck has seen what civilization is like and he would rather ha
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Approximate Word count = 709
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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