Setting: St. Petersburg, Missouri and the Mississippi River. The time frame is the mid-18th century.

Huckleberry Finn- The teenaged narrator of the story. Often referred to as Huck. He befriends a salve named Jim after faking his own death in order to escape from his father, Pap, who kidnapped him. Huck eventually learns to follow what he thinks is right and ignore what society is telling him to do.

Jim- A friend of Huck's. Jim was a slave of Miss Watson, but managed to escape and hence met Huck. Jim is older than Huck, having a wife and two children. Jim serves as a true father figure to Huck, and helps him overcome society's prejudices.

Tom Sawyer- Huck's friend. Tom and Huck are not very similar. Tom proves to be a selfish, and has a flamboyant taste.

Miss Watson and Widow Douglas- These rich sisters live in St. Petersburg. Widow Douglas is very patient and kind with Huck, while Miss Watson is much stricter.

Pap- The St. Petersburg town drunk. He is Huck's father and kidnaps his own son.

The Duke and Dauphin- Two criminals whose true names are never used during the course of the novel. They sell Jim to S

Huck is determines to rescue Jim, and makes the journey to the Phelps farm. Upon arriving at the farm, he discovers that the Phelps' are Tom Sawyer's Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas. Also, they are expecting a visit from Tom any day. The Phelps' mistake him for Tom and welcome him. Before Tom arrives at his aunt and uncle's farm, Huck finds him and asks him for his help in freeing Jim. Tom agrees and then must pretend to be his own younger brother, Sid, in order to fool his aunt and uncle.

Huck steals a canoe and goes to Jackson Island. This is where he first meets Jim, a slave of the Widow Douglas's. Jim fled from the widow after overhearing the widow speaking about selling him down the river.

Yes, I would definitely recommend this book. Overall I gave it an 8 out of 10. This is only because of Twain's ability to ruin suspense in a novel. However, it had an exciting plot and was able to hold my interest. I enjoyed Twain's irony and wit in his writings. I also liked how he could touch on many subject matters, from racism to hypocrisy in society.

The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel of adventure as well as a fictional story.

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