A Lesson in Friendship

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The paper analyzes the bond formed between Huck, the young white protagonist and Jim, Huck's black companion in Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". The paper then compares this friendship to the two characters in the film "The Bucket List" who work together to learn life lessons in the hopes of conquering their illness. The paper contrasts the relationships and shows how Edward and Huck share a number of similarities.

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"Jim opens up a new world for Huck, becomes his companion, and a resource of knowledge. In the story we can see Huck's compassion growing for Jim. An example of this would be in the scene in which Jim is bitten by the rattle snake. Huck feels the need to nurse Jim back to health even though he really has not obligation to do so. Another scene that depicts the love that Huck has for Jim would be through the statement he makes, which signifies that he is coming to the realization that Jim is an equal, "Pretty soon he gapped, and stretched himself, and hove off the blanket, and it was Miss Watson's Jim... I was ever so glad to see Jim" (Twain 273). The unity of the Southern society in regard to slavery was one of the biggest evils that plagued mankind. This bothered Huck so much that he tried to pray to God about all of it."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "The Bucket List." Film Review 15 Feb. 2008 1-3. 28 Feb. 2008 <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/02/15/bfbucket115.xml>.
• Dowden, Neil. "The Bucket List." Film Review 15 Feb. 2008 1-2. 28 Feb. 2008 <http://www.musicomh.com/films/bucket-list_0208.htm>.
• Ebert, Roger. "The Bucket List." Movie Reviews 10 Jan. 2008 1-4. 28 Feb. 2008 <http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080110/REVIEWS/801100301>.
• Fear, David. "The Bucket List." Film Review 637 - 63813 Dec. 2007 1-2. 28 Feb. 2008 <http://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/85030/the-bucket-list.html>.
• McCarthy, Todd. "The Bucket List." Film Review 11 Dec. 2007 1-3. 28 Feb. 2008 <http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935622.html?categoryid=31&cs=1>.

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