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Lessons Learned Ashore
In Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry is a boy who makes mischief with his friend Tom Sawyer as well as other men he meets. Even though he is always getting into trouble, Huckleberry still has a conscience and wants to do what is right. After Huck leaves his home with Jim, they start making their journey down the Mississippi river so Jim can gain his freedom. However, every once in a while Huck must go onto dry land where he is burdened with the problems of society. He is faced with society's weaknesses and these weaknesses teach him more about himself. Huck realizes that blind vengeance only leads to bloodshed, and that sacrificing oneself to do the right thing is more important than just letting an innocent person suffer.
While Huck is staying with the Grangerfords, he realizes that their feud with the Sheperdsons is futile because neither family knows what the feud is about. They are just continuing on the tradition of......

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