Huck Finn

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again, and was free and satisfied." (page 1) Huck says this
shortly after he begins living with the Widow Douglas because it is rough for
him to be confined to a house and the strict rules of the Widow Douglas.

Huck’s father, a dirty and dishonest drunk, was also a problem. He
was so angry that his son could read, that he severely beat him and then
forced him to stay in a secluded cabin. Huck then devises a plan to escape
and heads down river were he teams up with Jim, a runaway slave.

The theme becomes even more evident once Huck and Jim set out
down the Mississippi. As they run from civilization and are on the river, they
ponder the social injustices forced upon them when they are on land. The
river never cares how saintly they are, how rich they are, or what society
thinks of them. The river allows Huck the one thing that Huck wants to be,
and that is Huck. Huck enjoys his adventures on the raft. He prefers the
freedom of the wilderness to the restriction of ...

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