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Juck Finn Character Analysis

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Main Character Finely Jacobs, also known as Finn, was a sixteen year old who lived on a small town, named Colt River, New Jersey. Finn lived on the countryside of Colt River so she usually dressed in overalls, nothing fancy. Occasionally she would dress up, but this was a rare event. When Finn would dress up both her parents got excited and took pictures of her. Finn is characterized as a charming girl who constantly compares herself to her best friend, Chloe. Finn lived with her parents, Bart, her dad, and Amy, her mom. Both Bart and Amy thought of Finn as a kind, innocent, and responsible young lady. Finn’s parents possessed many horses that Finn graciously helped out with, she was very genuine with the horses. Throughout the book Finn

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