The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: The True Sign Of Maturity
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"To live with fear and not be afraid is the greatest sign of
maturity." If this is true, then Mark Twain's Huck Finn is the greatest
example of maturity. Huck is the narrator of Twain's book, The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn. In the book Huck, a young boy from the American South,
travels down th ....
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.... they are obviously
troublemakers. Yet he takes them in, and welcomes them aboard, showing
great compassion. Later, the two men lie to Huck and Jim. Huck does not say
a thing, though he realizes they are lying. "But I never said nothing,
never let on; kept it to myself; it's the best way; then you don't have no
quarrels, and don't get into no trouble...I hadn't no objections, 'long as
it would keep peace in the family." (19). It is now clear to Huck that
these men are not going to be a blessing ....
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