Huck Finn - Setting Flashcards

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setting - river vs. land

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  • when huck is on the river he has a better understanding of himself
  • when huck goes on land he reverts back to social norms
  • the river is a safe haven that pushes away society’s expectations
  • only on the river are white huck and slave jim aloud to have a relationship
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setting - before the civil war

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  • forces reader to see
    • the brutality of slavery
    • that even though the civil war made us better off, we still have a long road to go
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note

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  • the land is how huck was raised
  • the land is huck and jim’s connection
  • the south did not change much
  • huck is young and is more easily influenced by society
  • on the river, huck treats jim differently
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