Huckleberry Finn- He has had a bit of a rough life growing up, for his father is a drunk criminal and does not properly provide for Huck. He was taken in by Miss Watson and the Widow Douglass so that they may civilize Huck, but he remains unchanged and an independent thinker, preferring to survive in the woods than to go to school and practice religion. Because he has not been subject to the learning of societal norms like other children his age, he is more open minded about the world and comes to think in ways that diverge from the overall opinions. He is quick on his feet, and although a child, he survives well and even fights back against adults when he comes to believe they are doing wrong. To some extent however, his youth does show through
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Petersburg- A small town along the river that Huck lives in with the Widow and Miss Watson, and where he feels suffocated by the civilized forces of the sister. After he is kidnapped by his father and taken to the woods he feels much better, and this sense of liberation lasts until. His father begins to abuse him while drunk. Eventually he escapes from the town completely by making his way to a nearby island. Unlike how it would be with most children who run away from home, Huck never feels any sort of home-sickness. He never expresses any desire to go back to his origin, but instead he wishes to make his way to the ultimate frontier of the West where his adventurous spirit cannot be tied down.
4. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is set in the United States during the time of the 1830s and 40s which was before the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. The novel is set in the South, where slavery was more abundant and a fact of life. However, the way that slaves were treated in the various states changed to some degree, but overall they were regarded not as humans but rather as something to be owned by the master, a property that could be bought and sold. Slaves were absolutely forbidden to run away, and if they were caught they faced severe punishment such as lashing and other worse
Petersburg- A small town along the river that Huck lives in with the Widow and Miss Watson, and where he feels suffocated by the civilized forces of the sister. After he is kidnapped by his father and taken to the woods he feels much better, and this sense of liberation lasts until. His father begins to abuse him while drunk. Eventually he escapes from the town completely by making his way to a nearby island. Unlike how it would be with most children who run away from home, Huck never feels any sort of home-sickness. He never expresses any desire to go back to his origin, but instead he wishes to make his way to the ultimate frontier of the West where his adventurous spirit cannot be tied down.
4. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is set in the United States during the time of the 1830s and 40s which was before the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. The novel is set in the South, where slavery was more abundant and a fact of life. However, the way that slaves were treated in the various states changed to some degree, but overall they were regarded not as humans but rather as something to be owned by the master, a property that could be bought and sold. Slaves were absolutely forbidden to run away, and if they were caught they faced severe punishment such as lashing and other worse