Huckleberry Finn Personal Experience

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I, myself, believe that I share personal experience with the main character Huckleberry Finn. Throughout the story Finn adores his freedom, and I myself display similar behavior. When Huckleberry Finn escapes is alcoholic father, he himself displays a unique behavior of praising and valuing his earned freedom. Although he's a character from a story, I myself am encouraged by the remarkable reaction Huckleberry Finn seems to acquire after he received his freedom. He was isolating in a painful and emotional environment while he was with his father. I was very impressed at the way he acted towards his father. He was in great despair and was filled with both hatred and fear, but yet was still strong enough mentally and physically to overcome.

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