Psychological And Biological Slavery
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Huck's Chains
Slavery in our society is usually thought of as physical. However, as the critic Keith Neilson stated, there are many forms of slavery. Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, contains many varied examples of slavery. In fact, Neilson believes that the novel actually ....
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.... by another person. This form of slavery digs deep into a person's psyche and changes them, for the better or the worse. In Huckleberry Finn, Huck is psychologically held by his drunken, abusive father, Pap. Pap is illiterate and oppressive and threatens to Huck that he will "take some of these frills out o' you before I'm done with you" (20) because he suspects Huck of putting on airs and thinking he's better then his father. Pap treats Huck very badly, but since he is Huck's father, Huc ....
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