The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck)

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Huck Finn is an orphaned drifter who loves freedom more than respectability. He isnt above lying and stealing but he faces a battle with his conscience when he meets up with a runaway slave named Jim who provides him with his first experiences of love acceptance and a sense of responsibility. The title character of this famous novel tells his own story in a straightforward narrative laced with shrewd sharp comments on human nature. The boys adventures along the Mississippi River provide a framework for a series of moral lessons revelations of a corrupt society and contrasts between innocence and hypocrisy. The colorful cast of characters--including the crafty grifters the Duke and the King--help make this a memorable classic.