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Huckleberry Finn: A Good Role Model


"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" gives a visual look at the time in
which the author Samuel Clemens lived. He explains how he felt about his life
through the eyes of a young boy named Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn has
many adventures that teach him life lessons we can learn from today. Although
there are differing opinions on whether Huck Finn is a good role model for
today's young people, I will explain why I think he is.
Huck is a good role model for several reasons. First, he believes that
slavery is wrong. He believes in treating people equally regardless of color.
When Huck sees the widow's runaway slave Jim on Jackson's Island, he has mixed
emotions about what he should say and do. He feels badly that the widow is
going to sell Jim and separate him from his family. Huck decides against better
reasoning to help Jim escape down the Mississippi River to Cairo.
Another example of good role modeling is Huck's......

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