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Huckleberry Finn River Analysis

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After staging his own death, Huck Finn flees the boundaries of his Pap and the society around him. But where is he off to? Well, the river of course. Throughout the novel Huckleberry Finn, the river that transports both Huck and Jim is a symbol of freedom. As Jim and Huck drift along the Muddy Mississippi, Huck is drifting away from the confinement of society at home and the abuse of Huck's father. Jim, on the other hand, is leaving the possibility of being sold to a slave trader in New Orleans. The river is the route they take to become free in all respects in the near future. This freedom allows them to travel in solace for awhile. Huck eventually learns that this freedom the river has given him comes with the responsibility to choose his

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