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A 2.5 page paper which analyzes a limited aspect of the novel, that of the conflict between a society that demands conformity and an individual such as Huck who delights in remaining a non-conformist. No additional sources are used.
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age, or maybe as the tale of a close friendship between a boy and a man or even as a scathing commentary against racism and the practice of slavery.
But taking a limited aspect of the text, that of it being an exploration of the conflict between a society that demands conformity and the individual who delights in being
a nonconformist, can give the story an added dimension that can be appreciated within a twenty-first century context. Young Huckleberry Finn is the ultimate rebel. In his introductory
narrative, he makes it clear that playing by the rules is not to his liking: "The Widow Douglas, she took me for her son, and allowed she would
sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I
couldnt stand it no longer, I lit out. I got into my old rags, and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied" (Twain 29). Whenever restrictions are placed
upon Huck, he takes off and finds solace in nature, the only free place on earth. The action and the characters reactions and evolution are rooted in the desire
for individuality, which represents to Huck Finn and to Mark Twain, saying and doing as one pleases without repercussions. Huck received social disapproval early in the abusive treatment he
received from his alcoholic father. His friend, Jim, was a slave who was expected to play the part of an inferior without complaint. Instead, he sought to escape
the chains placed upon him. For Huck, conformity was like an invisible chain he was always trying to extricate himself from. For Huck and Jim, the only carefree times
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