Essay Archive - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Early Influences on Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Early Influences on Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel about a
young boy's coming of age in the Missouri of the mid-1800's. The main character,
Huckleberry Finn, spends much time in the novel floating down the Mississippi
River on a raft with a runaway slave named Jim. Before he does so, however, Huck
spends some time in the fictional town of St. Petersburg where a number of
people attempt to influence him.
Before the novel begins, Huc....
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