Huck Finn 4

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This idea is portrayed throughout the book by Jim the run-away slave who floats down the river with Huck. The author portrays this idea through the way Jim acts, the way Huck and other whites treat Jim, and how Jim is forced into hiding whenever he is around whites other than Huck, king, and duke.
The second main idea is how free everyone was back then. People could up and leave any time they wanted and live prosperously off the land. There where jobs but not the kind where you had to report to a boss. Usually you sustained yourself by knowing a trade such as farming, blacksmith, boat captain, etc. Some people chose to steal, rob and swindle there way into money, which is portrayed well by the characters king and duke.
The third main idea is that of what teen life might have been like in the 1800’s. This idea is portrayed in the character Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a teen that had a deadbeat father who constantly abuses him and tries to take his money to go ...

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people not only portray different roles in 18th century society but they also are all linked with certain events associated with that type of person in that time period. This format vividly describes the different types of lifestyles and roles people held in the 18th century which deeply involves the reader into the book and makes him/her feel as if they where really there.
Evaluation of the Book
The opinions presented in this book are somewhat stretched compared to what life really might have like been back then. For example the chances of a boy just deciding to leave instead of going to a house with a bed, free food and clothing are fairly slim. Not only that but after he leaves ...

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