I just finished Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and I liked it. I liked the themes in the story and how Huckleberry finally realizes that it is better to do what's right than to do what has always been done. He decides to free his friend than to go along what everyone else is saying. This is the 19th century, and slavery is a big deal. Huckleberry has always somewhat agrees with slavery, not as much as some other characters in the story, including his father.
Huckleberry and his friend Tom Sawyer set out to free his friend Jim, and while Huck is very into it and determined to save his friend. Tom Sawyer is more into the adventure of it, because it is of no great consequence to him. Even though they end up saving Jim, Huck realizes that he is not such a friend as he once was, and maybe he should be more careful around him.
Huck and Jim went on a series of adventures traveling along a river, they camped on islands and got very close. Huck had been kidnapped by his father and he escaped then later bumped into Jim on a deserted island. They formed a friendship there, and than decided to travel along he river. Huck made a dangerous choice there, because if he was caught traveling with a escaped slave he would be arrested.
He took that risk and ended up meeting many strange and curious people. He met many people and learning a good deal about life.
I can connect to this book because oftentimes I long for adventure and life that is not governed by strict rules. This is how Huck feels living with a widow who adopted him, and he probably would've left her after a while. He wants to have a taste of freedom, but not so much that he wants to leave forever.
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