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, Huck Finn has led a life of absolute
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