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Ernest Hemmingway once described a novel by Mark Twain as, "…it is the ‘one book' from which ‘all modern American literature' came from" (Railton). This story of fiction, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a remarkable story about a young boy growing up in a society that influences and pressures people into doing the so-called "right thing." It is not very difficult to witness the parallels between the society Huck has grown up in and the society that influences the choices of people living today. However, what is it that gives society the power to draw guidelines to define the norms, trends, and what is morally right and wrong in life? Is it always the best choice to listen to your consciences, which is under the influence of society, or is it sometimes just as important to listen to your heart and what you think is right?
Society has always denounced the acts of death and children running away from their homes. Huck can be seen as a morbid child as he is always......

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