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What Are Huck Finn's Flaws

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a novel written by Mark Twain entails the adventures of a young boy in the days before the Civil War. The book specifically takes on one of the biggest issues in the history of the creation of America, slavery. Twain takes a very difficult topic and shoves it into the readers face time and time again. Masterfully, Twain uses the adventures of a little boy to show this major flaw in society. Further, he drives the point home to the readers as Huck uses the N word over and over without any remorse or understanding of the consequence. As the story unfolds, Huck the main character must fight within himself about his feelings for Jim. This is a direct result of Huck growing up and becoming a man in a morally flawed

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