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Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a true American classic. Twain weaves a tremendous
story about a boy, Huck, and a slave, Jim, who together overcome obstacles, and eventully reach their goals. Huck is
boy who was made for the frointer, where he grows up. He is very practical, and has superb common sense, allowing
him to think situations through, and decide on the best path to choose. Yet Huck's best quality is his deep caring for
other human beings, and this is what makes him such a classic american character. Huck will stop at nothing to help
other people, as shown in his aiding the king and the duke from escaping the posse, who wanted to kill them, and of
his bringing Jim from slavery. Huck helps so many others despite leading a dreadful home life. Huck is forced to fake
his own death, and run off from Jim, in order to escape his drunk and disorderly father. Jim is the other major character
of this novel. He is a slave who is befriended by Huck, and with Huck's help, he escapes slavery. Huck shows his
givingness to others in his aiding Jim, and together they become inseperable friends, and show that despite drastic
differences amongst people, everyone is human, and deserves to be treated equal.
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