First off, Huck learns that even if his own idea goes against what society thinks, that he should always do what he feels is the right thing to do. ... He experiences this the most during the scene where he is asked by the slave hunters if he has seen any run away slaves. ... Huck's father, Pap, has not been there for Huck, but finds out about Huck's new fortune and comes looking to get money from Huck. ... Overall Pap is bad to Huck, and just wants to use him for his money. ... Instead of just having Jim lift the bedpost to get the chain off, he wants Jim to saw it, then eat the...

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At first Huck just goes with the flow and does what the King and Duke say. ... He develops a morality, and with that matures to the level where he is able to detect that what the King and Duke are doing is wrong. ... By this "display of caring" the two manage to twist events to the point where they receive all of the inheritance money left by Peter Wilkes. This is where Huck shows a large amount of maturation. ... Before the King and Duke leave, Huck steals the money the frauds had stolen and hides it. ...

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This is shown through the immoral acts of lying, stealing, and murder; also reactions Huck has to these acts that he witnesses or does on his journey down the Mississippi River. ... Huck comes into the picture when he helps the king and the duke con people and get their money. ... So Huck steals the gold from the king and the duke, then he hides it in Peter's coffin. ... Mark Twain uses this to show the morality of Huck; that he is more interested in doing the right thing than having a guilty conscience from stealing. ... A society where man is not cruel to another, where everyone ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They ticked villagers in order to get money. ... Huck dislikes their idea, but he can't really do anything about it. ... The king took the money and wasted on drinking. ... Huck thought about what to do. ... He admitted that he couldn't hide from God because he knows why they wouldn't come. ...

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Huck's father hears about the money and wealth his son has, so he goes to court to get custody of Huck just for his money. ... Huck than takes the money and stashes it in the dead man's coffin. ... Huck finds out where Jim is being held prisoner and plans to steal him back. As Huck is on the property of where Jim is he is met by the owners who keep calling him Tom. ... Even when there were things he didn't enjoy doing, like going to school, he would change the situation around to where he was having fun and made the most of his time. ...

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They have a feudal war going on where there is constant death and suffering and no one knows why. ... These two will do anything to make money; they even sell Jim as a runaway slave to make a quick buck. ... He has seen a lot of corruptness in civilization, but if these two are indeed civilized, then Huck wants nothing to do with it. ... Throughout the entire story, Huck does act that are against society's teachings. ... And he is one of the few who realize it is nothing more than a shield in which to hide from the rest of the world. ...

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Huck fakes his death and goes to Jackson Island where he meets up with Mrs. ... They hide it in a bed but Huck sees them and feels sorry for the family so he takes it and sticks it in a coffin. ... Later on the king and duke catch up and start a fight with Huck accusing him of ditching them and hiding the money. ... He abuses Huck and takes his money for alcohol. ... One example is when Huck hides the money from the king and the duke because he doesn't want to hurt Mary Jane, it say "I groped along up to my cubby, and hid it there till I could get a chance to do better." ...

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Jim is friendly and at times had to hide from his capturers. ... Together, they built a raft and used it to head down the Mississippi River to a free state where Jim could work his way to buy off his wife and kids. ... Huck and Jim did not want any complications, so they agreed to do as the men said. ... Then they decided to use the money to con for a larger amount. ... Theme: The theme here is pretty obvious, it teaches us about black segregations, and how a little kid would have to lie to do goods, and how people had to trick others to get some money. ...

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They are simply considered property and their life is as valuable as the money the slave owner bought them for. Twain presents but does not advocate the attitudes and actions of the society. ... He bellows, "But when they told me that there was a State in this country where they'd let that nigger vote, I drawed out. ... His choice to do what was wrong according to society was ultimately the right moral choice according to his values. ... Huck's conscience became plagued by the fact that Jim had escaped from his rightful owner, and he was doing nothing stop him. ...

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After the men leave, Huck says, "I knowed very well I had done wrong, and I see it waren't no use for me to try to learn to do right" (69). ... This makes Huck feel so bad he steals the money back from the King and Duke and hides it in the coffin so the three sisters would eventually find it. Huck is faced with guilt many times in the novel and does not realize that his own instincts are more morally correct than those around him. ... They do this to get the inheritance left behind by Wilks. ... While Huck and his Pap are arguing about Huck's money, his Pap says, "It don't ma...

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Afraid of his father, Huck hides away on a little island, Jackson's Island in the Mississippi. ... On the raft, they decide to head for Cairo where Jim can take a steamboat to the Northern States where he will be free. ... They use this information to pretend they are those brothers and try to sell the house and slaves after they get their hands on the money. ... They then land at another village and in need of money the Duke and the King report Jim as a runaway slave. ... Jim is held at the Phelps farm and Huck heads out there unsure of what to do. ...

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What kind of social problems does each book have? ... By doing a thing like that Jim could have been killed or beat. ... As uneducated as the blacks are, they believe they are worth so much money, because that is all they hear from their owners. ... Because this act resulted in a child, she was unable to hide her wrongdoing while Dimmesdale's analogous sin went unnoticed. ... The people with money trusted the dregs of society as dirt, while they treated each other with respect and brotherhood. ...

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Huck and Tom decided to hide near the newest grave, where Hoss Williams was buried. ... After they took the body out of the coffin, Muff Potter asked for more money from Doc Robinson. ... Huck and Tom were so frightened. ... Tom was full of joy for that and began to do all tricks to attract her as soon as she came into the schoolyard gate. ... So he planned to be a pirate accompanied with Huck and Joe. ...

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Tom and Huck become good friends. ... The two fued and do not speak. ... This inspires him to find a way out, which he does. ... He is willing to do anything to get that gold. ... He proves to be very brave and eventually retires on the money made from the treasure. ...

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Children will always be afraid of the dark and men will always shudder at what they do not understand, yet everyone will continue to seek it.5 Perhaps it is because society, particularly American society because of its history, believes the final horrors are ghosts and demons, when truly it is the hidden aspects of its own soul.6 As reflected by its literature, American society has always held a deep fascination with the supernatural. ... It's the voice of God talking."19 At the age of fifty-two, Richards can still support herself and her husband with the money she earns as a pr...

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