One of the most important elements that bring the novel to life is the new ground Twain took with the creative use of dialogue. Each of the characters individual traits where easily identified through their way of speech. For example, Jim, a runaway slave who joins Huck down the Mississippi river, has a truly distinctive way of speaking. For instance, Jim sais to Huck, “Well, you wouldn’t a ben here ‘f it hadn’t a ben for Jim … [y]ou’d a ben down dah in de woods widout any dinner, en gittin’ mos’ drownded, too” (Twain 51). This gives the readers slight information involving the characters …show more content…
First and foremost, the Mississippi River that Huck Finn and Jim are canoeing down is one of the most indisputable forms of symbolism within the book. A river flows out to a wide and open sea where better days are to take place –a better future to look forward to. These two young fellows are out in the open, estrange to a world full of hypocrisy in hopes of a better tomorrow. There is also an unforgettable moment in the novel in which Huck disguises himself as a woman in hopes to not get recognized by anyone. However, this struck me as rather sexist for there were multiple signs in which the character was trying to perfect his “womanly” image. Huck “practiced around all day to get the hang of the things … only Jim said [he] didn’t walk like a girl,” (Twain 56) implying that there is a specific way woman ought to