The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain and The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, by Chris Fuhrman, are two excellent juxtaposing novels. ... In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck, the main character's morale is transformed by one of the main flaws in society: Racism. ... Huck comes to his own conclusion and is unaffected by what was socially accepted at the time. ... Much like Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Francis from The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys undergoes an individual maturation and development. ... However I, like most other people in The Adventure...

• Word Count: 1268
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

A Bildungsroman for All The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain and The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, by Chris Fuhrman, are two excellent juxtaposing novels. ... In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck, the main character's morale is transformed by one of the main flaws in society: Racism. ... Huck comes to his own conclusion and is unaffected by what was socially accepted at the time. ... Much like Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Francis from The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys undergoes an individual maturation and development. ... However I, like most other p...

• Word Count: 1277
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In his masterpiece, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses satire to expose the racism, injustices and lack of morality in society. ... Throughout their adventures, society's voice is continually heard through Huck. ... As a result of Huck's experiences with Jim and his moral development Huck's description of Jim in the beginning of the novel compared to his views of Jim at the conclusion are extremely different. ... Twain uses Huck and Jim's adventures before and after the Mississippi to show the readers the vast problems of society, including slavery and ra...

• Word Count: 2378
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The question is if Huck Finn, the protagonist of the novel, is able to achieve this individual freedom. ... Huck Finn is fresh off of an adventure with his friend Tom Sawyer, both of whom are now six thousand dollars richer. ... In short, Bennett's "The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn" argues how Huck's lack of intellectual freedom and "weakness of will" restrain him from being a truly free individual. ... Jim embodies the freedoms that Huck is lacking in or that he lacks altogether; whereas Huck is constantly at odds with his emotions and conscience to the poin...

• Word Count: 1467
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School