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Contrasting places are often used in literature to represent opposed forces or ideas which are central to the meaning of the work. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel which tells the story of a boy named Huckleberry Finn and his journey down the Missi ....

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.... wants nothing but his son’s money. The reason Huck turns to the river in the first place is to escape from his drunken abusive father. Huck finds much more happiness on the river than with his father or at the Widow’s home, where he is supposed to be living. On the river, Huck is free to go wherever he pleases and to be whoever he wants to be. He doesn’t have to look for adventure, adventure finds him quite easily. The shore, on the other hand, represents civilization and persecution, which is what Jim and Huck want to avoid. On the shore Huck is forced to be someone he isn’t by attending school, wearing fancy clothes, and practicing good m ....