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Mississippi River In Huck Finn

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This quote shows how Jim is an important character and contributes to the meaning of this novel because it shows that he is kind and caring. It illustrates how Jim's freedom is not worth the price of Huck's life and that he would risk his own life to aid Huck. During this time period, people tended to think that blacks were simply property and didn’t have feelings or care, but Jim proves this stereotype wrong when he cares for Huck. Jim's compassion, intelligence, logic, and loyalty for Huck, Tom, and his family make him a heroic figure.

The setting plays an important role because it shows what life was like in that time and place. The Mississippi river is an important element of the setting because it takes Huck to new locations and allows …show more content…

This “notice” conveys the tone with “threats” of prosecution, banishment, and execution. Twain drops in all kinds of irony in the plot. One of the main examples of this is the great efforts that Huck and Tom go to in order to free Jim “properly” when all along he was actually already free. While the book may seem serious, if the reader digs deeper they can notice all the humor Twain has embedded into the …show more content…

Throughout the story, the river offers refuge from trouble and helps them escape from bad situations. The river is the only route they can take if they want to be free in the present and their futures. It is an important symbol that reappears throughout the whole book and contributes to the meaning of freedom and Huck and Jim’s hopes and dreams.

The dialect in this novel is important because it authentically captures the way people actually talked and sounded like in that time and place. This reinforces the pre-Civil War South setting of the book. It forces the reader to slow down and become one with the story. The dialogue is also important because even though Huck speaks to Jim with friendship, he still can be racist in some ways in his speaking because racism has been infused in Huck's life. Jim's dialogue shows he’s uneducated like most slaves but has ability to overlook Huck's racism and be

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