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Civilized Society- Huck
Huck breaks the different light.
The mississippi isn't free-
It exchanges one bad situation from another. Jim's salvation up north and Huck's escape from civilization both seem to always fail in one sense or another. Just as they get close to going up through the Ohio River into the North, a large fog overcomes them and gets them lost down the the mississippi, going deeper south. They also view the raft as a freedom from judgement, a place more vast and open and freeing than any place on land could ever be. This is because the world is theirs on the raft and they can change it at their will. It gives them both control over something even though they are kind of helpless.
Hypocritical Youth
Both Jim and Huck have a sense of youth to them that makes the entire book more exciting and entertaining. Huck is constantly creating stories, playing pranks and overall being ridiculous (he probably learned this from Tom Sawyer). He also is often seen in the story making better decisions than the adults and outsmarting them. This also explains why Huck has such an ego, because he views that he can outsmart society and get away with anything. Jim also characterizes a child in the story for three reasons. First he is on the run and at any point could be put in a situation that compromises him and puts him back into slavery. Second, he is very superstitious and not very intelligent, which makes the reader look at Jim very differently. Third, he puts himself under Huck in importance. He is always cautious while with Huck and doesn't question Huck's decisions because at any point Huck could turn him in. (This never crosses Huck's mind). Jim is also the only real and responsible adult in Huck's life. His wisdom and care actually changes Huck as a person.

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Racism and Civilized Society- Huck breaks the rules and doesn't want to be civilized for more reasons than just not taking baths. He breaks them because he doesn't like society's rules. He thinks justice is flawed. Terrible crimes go on day by day while the people worry about drunkedness and civility. Huck also scams because he has a different perspective of what is right and wrong. He learns that lies can be helpful depending on their purpose (eg: the slave unters and small pox scandal). This creates a moral ambiguity in him where he believes that he can do whatever he wants. He ends up entertaining the ideas of Jim's superstition as an alternate set of "codes". He at first laughs at them, but later realizes their wisdom sees the world in a different light.
The mississippi isn't free-

Huck Finn- Main Character, really poor, has an alcoholic and abusive father. Tom sawyers right hand man. Huck gets caught up with rules that conflict. Ex. Religion vs. Gut instinct, that tend to get to him. Huck runs away and travels down the Mississippi river on a raft to escape from civilization proplems. Huck and Jim run into a couple problems during their journey and have a lot of chaotic adventures.
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Tom Sawyer- Huck's Best buddy. Even though he is the complete opposite of Huck. Toms an an adventure junkie. He always wants to be in the middle of the action. Tries to live off off these adventure books he reads using them as a guide on how he wants to run things.
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Widow Douglas- She takes Huck under her wing, and tries to civilize him. Sister of miss. Watson who is Jim's owner. Huck really looks up to Widow Douglas, and is always afraid he is going to do something to disappoint her. Miss. Watson and Widow douglas even though they are sisters seem to be opposite people and have completely different beliefs.

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Jim- Runaway slave of Miss. Watson takes the adventure with Huck. Jim is very superstitious but in a smart way. It takes Huck a while to realize that Jim is not just a piece of property he's a human just like Huck. Throughout their travels Jim and Huck become closer and closer to where they become best friends. Jim makes Huck realize that skin tone is only skin deep. He is great to Huck as the book progresses. Ex. Jim from having to see the dead man that they find in the cave. (Turns out to Huck,s dad), also Jim takes shifts watching Huck's back while they are on the raft.
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Widow Douglas- She takes Huck under her wing, and tries to civilize him. Sister of miss. Watson who is Jim's owner. Huck really looks up to Widow Douglas, and is always afraid he is going to do something to disappoint her. Miss. Watson and Widow douglas even though they are sisters seem to be opposite people and have completely different beliefs.
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Pap- Huck's father and town drunk. He doesn't want huck to be anything more than he is. He does not approve of Huck trying to be literate and educated. He physically and emotionally abuses Huck. At one point he even kidnaps his own son! Pap is also very racist in the novel and can't seem to hold a family together.
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abusive father. GetsTom sawyers right hand man. Huck gets caught up Gut instinct, or Pap vs. Widow this can reallythat tend to get to him. Huck runs away and travels down the Mississippi river on a young man.raft to escape from civilization proplems. Huck and Jim run into a couple problems during their journey and have a lot of chaotic adventures.
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Hide out along the river
Almost killed by Robbers
They meet a couple of con artists named Duke and King (the Dauphin), which causes freguent trouble
Manages to free Jim from slaver with the help of Tom
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Tom Sawyer- Huck's Best buddy. Even though he is the complete opposite of Huck. Toms an an adventure junkie. He always wants to be in the middle of the action. Tries to live off off these adventure books he reads using them as a guide on how he wants to run things.
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Jim- Runaway slave of Miss. Watson takes the adventure with Huck. Jim is very superstitious but in a smart way. It takes Huck a while to realize that Jim is not just a piece of property he's a human just like Huck. Throughout their travels Jim and Huck become closer and closer to where they become best friends. Jim makes Huck realize that skin tone is only skin deep. He is great to Huck as the book progresses. Ex. Jim from having to see the dead man that they find in the cave. (Turns out to Huck,s dad), also Jim takes shifts watching Huck's back while they are on the raft.