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Huckleberry Finn Weather Analysis

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Weather plays an important role in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In one part of the book, Jim predicts that it will rain and it does. While the rain is coming down, they find a river house with a dead body inside. Jim then covers up the dead body in order to protect Huck, while they both steal valuables from the house. The rain represents the mysteriousness surrounding the dead body and the house. It is later revealed in the book that the dead body was Huck’s father. In this case, the rain is also restorative. Huck is now able to become his old self before his father returned to his life because his father is dead now. The rain in this case has a dual meaning of mysteriousness and restoration. Later on, Huck and Jim stumble upon a shipwreck …show more content…

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