Part one of term paper
Contrasting places are often used in literature to represent opposed forces or ideas which are central to the meaning of the work. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel which tells the story of a boy named Huckleberry Finn and his journey down the Mississippi River. Author Mark Twain contrasts the river and the shore in order to ge ...

Part two of term paper
... It pulls Huck downstream where he meets new people such as the scheming duke and king and the Grangerson family, and also reunites him with old friends, such as Jim, the runaway slave. The river can also represent a sanctuary to Huck as well. It is a place for him to run to, to escape the life he doesn’ t want. It is a safe haven from his father who wants nothing but his son’s money. The reason Huck turns to the river in the first place is to escape from his drunken abusive father. Huck ...