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ry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain describes the journey of a young boy and a runaway slave, Jim, up the Mississippi River. One of the most important themes of the book is that society is cruel. The book's tone also changes. Sometimes its ser ....

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.... abuses Huck. During the day Pap would lock Huck in the cabin until he returned in order to keep Huck from escaping. Nothing can harm a child more than neglect and abuse. The two ladies that take Huck in off the streets are Mrs. Watson and the Widow Douglas. Mrs. Watson has several slaves, one of whom was Jim. It gets to the point where she had no more use for Jim, so she decides to sell him to New Orleans. Her actions are going to separate and destroy a family. Jim decides that he would rather run away than be torn from his family. This is another example of society being cruel. Mrs. Watson doesn't have any use for Jim anymore ....