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In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the novel is about a gang of boys who live a hard life, but are always there for eachother. The setting takes place during the 1960’s in a small neighborhood on the south side of town. The main characters in this book are Ponyboy who tells the story, Darry a brother of Pony’s, Sodapop another brother of Pony’s, Dally a tough guy, Johnny a scared, quiet boy, Two-Bit a talker, Steve a tough guy, and these boys are called the Greasers because they live on…

The greatest men have overcome some of the most prominent situations in history but they have also been defeated by some. They could not be named the greatest without the trials they faced. Nelson Mandela overcame apartheid, Alexander the Great conquered the most belligerent fighters in war, and Martin Cooper made a wireless phone. Obstacles make a person stronger and provide them with the wisdom they need to triumph. In ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’, Huck Finn is a motherless child and is…

Ernest Hemingway stated, “All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” With that being said, this essay is to further discuss and analyze the novel through four different filters; purpose, audience, method, and reflection. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain writes, “Human beings can be awful cruel to one another” (245). This statement shows Twain’s outlook on society and his purpose for publishing this story. Throughout the entirety of the…

INTRO I What is the ideal father? Someone that loves his son or daughter? Someone that protects them? Not someone who beats and abuses their child. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is about a boy and slave that are both trying to run away from their life problems. Jim is not Hucks biological father but in the time they spent together he acted like more of a father then Pap ever had. Making Jim a better father figure to Huck then Pap ever was. BODY II Jim is a father figure to huck because he…

The Hobbit and Abarat follow the Heroes Journey theme nearly to the tee. Both novels speak of adventure and transport you to a whole other world that touch your heart and will never leave you.“There is no end to that journey, only the next great voyage. We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make,” (Baker,1). The Hobbit and Abarat show a different world that has no end in sight. “There in the distance appeared a glittering…

No matter what topic they cover, classic novels allow readers to dive into the unfamiliar world of the past. These stories allow readers to discover what life was like in the time period of each specific book, and learn about the people that lived in these times. One of these great classic novels is Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Written in 1885, Twain’s novel is narrated by a boy named Huck, who goes off on an adventure to escape from his abusive father and help a runaway…

education is more useful. Mark Twain presents his ideas on which form of education is better through the actions and attitudes of several of his books characters. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain characters Huck, Miss Watson, and Tom all have different views on education. Huck tends to use his common sense more often throughout the book, and also voices his displeasure of school often. When Huck is addressing his current education he says, “I don’t take no stock in…

This story introduces a newly married couple on a train heading to Yellow Sky, the groom’s home town, from San Antonio. This is a Western story set sometime back in the 1800’s. His name is Jack Potter and he is the sheriff of Yellow Sky. After having left his town to obtain a wife, he returned newly married without telling the people in his town of his marriage. When he arrived at Yellow Sky, he tried to avoid people because he thought that they would start to celebrate. To his surprise Scratchy…

In both The Odyssey and The Swede, a character makes a decision regarding whether or not to act the way society has taught them to. In The Odyssey, Odysseus decides not to fight Scylla despite the integral part of his identity that is a war hero. The outcome of this is positive, and Odysseus grows as a person. Whereas in The Swede Danny regreses as a person to fit in as a teenage boy. Both stories give examples of how society's perception of individuals can change how they act. In The Swede,…

Is Huckleberry Finn is a shrewd character in the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain? Huck Finn is a very shrewd character because he is clever, cunning, and also street-smart. First of all, Huck is shrewd because he is very clever for a fourteen-year-old boy. He frames his death by killing a wild pig and making a trail of its blood, “I fetched the pig in, and took him back nearly to the table and hacked into his throat with the axe; and laid him down on the ground to bleed.…