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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was written by Mark Twain in 1884. The second book, On the Road, was written by Jack Kerouck between 1947 and 1950, although it was not published until 1957. My discussion will center on a particular theme which both books ha ....

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.... who tells of Huck's foibles without Huck being able to laugh at himself because he does not know that some of the things he does are funny (Bloom, p.32). Many times Huck's remarks are two sided- Huck is serious about what he is saying, and Twain is using Huck's character to show the underlying humor. Also, like Kerouac's Sal, Huck is a magnificent observer: Huck notices the details of what everyone around him is doing. One of the first things that becomes apparent about Huck's character is that he values his personal freedom more than he values money. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom and Huck found $12,000 worth of buried treasure, whic ....