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Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1884

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Essay Topics

1.

What are the complications and contradictions of civilized life, as Huck describes them?

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What motivates Huck to leave St. Petersburg, and how do those motivations change as he travels?

3.

How does Huck complicate Jim’s flight to freedom? What practical and emotional reasons does Jim have to stay with Huck and Tom despite these complications?

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