Huckleberry Finn - Friendship Mark Twain illustrates the theme of friendship through the characters Huck and Jim. ... The friendship that was formed was constantly undergoing changes. ... "The nigger run off the very night Huck Finn was killed"...This quote explains what the two did in order to get away from society. ... With each adventure their friendship grew stronger and deeper from their encounter with the Duke and the King to the riverboat scene the friendship is built one building block at a time. ... Their friendship grew stronger over the length of time they spent together. ...

• Word Count: 566
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Huck says "Miss Watson's nigger Jim had a hair ball the size of your fist," in this quote is positively shows that Huck is just referring to Jim; he does not mean any harm by it. ... This is shown in this quotation, " I took me fifteen minutes before I could go humble myself to a nigger," in this quote Huck is defying what he was brought up to believe and going and apologizing to Jim. ... Every day they traveled down the Mississippi their mutual friendship grew. ... This is a sign of true friendship. ...

• Word Count: 430
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Huck says "Miss Watson's nigger Jim had a hair ball the size of your fist," in this quote is positively shows that Huck is just referring to Jim; he does not mean any harm by it. ... This is shown in this quotation, " I took me fifteen minutes before I could go humble myself to a nigger," in this quote Huck is defying what he was brought up to believe and going and apologizing to Jim. ... Every day they traveled down the Mississippi their mutual friendship grew. ... This is a sign of true friendship ...

• Word Count: 428
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

This quote is the crux of the episode in which Twain uses situational irony to criticize how twisted the mind of the common citizen was at the time. ... These quotes illustrate a supreme example of verbal irony, since Huckleberry knows from his experience with Jim how slaves are treated worse than dogs in America. ... When asked what color the man on the raft is, Huck responds by saying "he's white" (89), which implies that Huck cares not about Jim's skin color, but values the amazing friendship they have. ...

• Word Count: 989
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

"Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in and endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching"; a famous Greek philosopher, Eric Fromm, reflects Twain's idea of greed depicted in Huckleberry Finn in this quote. ... He grows into a young man who values friendship and trust over the colour of someone's skin and someone who feels ashamed by people full of greed, learning how cruel humans and society can be along the way. ...

• Word Count: 1299
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School