Major Symbols: the Mississippi River rafts guilt Major Thematic Topics: racism freedom versus civilization slavery realism versus idealism societal pressure expectations Main Characters : Huckleberry Finn Jim Duke King Pap Finn Widow Douglas Miss Watson Tom Sawyer Setting: Primarily along the banks of the Mississippi River Genres: bildungsroman (coming of age novel)
By allowing Huck to tell his own story, Mark Twain addresses America's painful contradiction of racism and segregation in a "free" and "equal" society.
Huck soon sets off on an adventure to help the widow's slave, Jim, escape up the Mississippi to the free states.
Readers meet Huckleberry Finn after he's been taken in by Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, who intend to teach him religion and proper manners.
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