Huckleberry Finn Essay Why is the author using a river as a main part for his novel? Is he just an admirer of nature, or is he symbolizing something with it? In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, the main character Huck, a ten year old kid and his friend, the runaway nigger Jim, escape from civilization and slavery , by taking a raft down the Mississippi River. But their adventures always end …showed first 75 words of 1034 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1034 total…finding his old friend Jim. This gives him a reason to go for adventures, but no matter how bad they end, he and Jim always find a lovely home on their raft on the river. Mark Twain picked a good symbol, because sitting next to the prickling water of a small river, no noises, fresh air, that’s what makes people forget about the bad things around them and makes them feel relived and happy!