Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by

Mark Twain

The Mississippi River

The Mississippi River, on and around which so much of the action of Huckleberry Finn takes place, is a muscular, sublime, and dangerous body of water and a symbol for absolute freedom. It is literally… read analysis of The Mississippi River

The Raft

If the river is a symbol for absolute freedom, then the raft, host primarily to Huck and Jim but also to the duke and king, is a symbol for a limitation one must necessarily… read analysis of The Raft