1. This book starts on the Mississippi River, where Huck is adopted by an
elderly widow. As we start the journey, the widow is attempting to civilize
Huckleberry or Huck as he likes to be called. But Huck was too much of a
free spirit to be tamed. As we go alone on Huck's journey, we find out how
adventurous Huck really is. For instance, after his dad took him away from
the widow, he faked his own death to get away from his dad. As he was
running away, he ran into Jim, the widow's slave. So they both decided to
run down the Mississippi River to freedom. But as they were going down the
river, things didn't go as smoothly as they planned. First there was a family
that got killed in a feud. Then Jim and Huck took a couple crooks aboard
their raft. As the journey winds to an end, Huck runs into his good old
friend, Tom Sawyer. And since Jim was not free, Huck and Tom dreamt up a
plan to free him. Although their plan didn't work, it all worked out in the
end. The widow set Jim free in her will.
2. In the beginning of the book Huck and Jim's only desire
was to gain their freedom. Since no one would give it to them each decided
to take action on their own. As the book unwinds they each found how hard
it was to accomplish the task they had undertaken. As the story closes each
was given what they weren't able to gain on their own. . . their freedom.
3. The central character is Huck. His struggle alone his journey is to
become free. He is always running away, but every time he runs, something
is there to stop him. When he escaped from his dad and the widow he
thought he was free until he ran into Jim. Jim asks him to help him escape
to the free land. Huck couldn't say no, so of course he said he would help
him. This as well as many other adventures slowed him down in his flight
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