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Can someone give me examples of paradox in Huck Finn?
My summer assignment is to mark my book for different literary devices, and other things, like theme, and character developement. But, I’m having problems finding examples of paradox, I have only found a few, your help would be greatly appreciated.
Also if you know of examples for satire, that would also help, since there are different editions, all I need is the chapter and whats going on. Thanks.
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That in order for Huck Finn to do the right thing – help his friend Jim escape to freedom – he has to break the law.
Good Luck!!!
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The most complex and serious issue, the notion of slavery and the appropriate response to it in a society in which assisting a slave to escape is against the law is in the book. Huck faces a real moral dilemma here in sorting out his conflicting loyalties to the “law” and to his friendship with Jim, something much more serious than Tom’s silly adolescent adventures. And we follow Huck making a clear decision to assist Jim and to follow through the consequences by aiding his escape to a place where he can be free.
Another paradox is the quest for freefom. Once Jim and Huck pass Cairo, and thus miss the chance to travel north to freedom. From this point on they are, in fact, moving further and further away from the goal of the original escape and heading towards the place which for Jim is the worst possible place on earth, New Orleans, the heart of the slave trade.
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Yes, one obvious paradox is that their friend, the one that they call “****** Joe”, is treated as practically an equal by Huck Finn. It’s been years since I’ve read the book, I’ve forgotten some of it, but that is one of the obvious paradoxes of the book.
Good luck with your research!
P.S. – Uh, it looks like yahoo starred my entry. But you know what I mean, I’m sure.
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