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The Adventures of huckabackleberry FinnBy Mark Twain The Adventures of huckleberry Finn is a layer about a young boy who is very wild at the beginning and tries to become civilized. The story is set in the halfway 1800s in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri.     The story begins as with Huck track past from home. His buddy Tom Sawyer tells him if he goes home, Huck smoke be in a band of robbers. So he goes home. The widow Douglas, who adopted Huck, tries to teach him about Moses. Huck later finds out that Moses is dead, so he loses interest. The Widows sister, Miss Watson tries to teach Huck how to spell.      Huck sneaks out with Tom and tiptoe through the widows garden. Huck trips on a root as he passes by the kitchen. Jim, one of Miss Watsons slaves, hears him from inside. They take int get caught. Meanwhile, a rumor circulates that Hucks receive, who has not been seen in a year, is dead. A body was found in the river, thought to be his pay back because of its "ragged" appearance. The face, however, was unrecognizable. At first Huck is relieved. His father had been a inebriated who beat him when he was sober, though Huck stayed hidden from him most of the time. found on the description of the body found, however, Huck soon realizes that it was not his father, except a woman dressed in mens clothes. He worries that his father will soon reappear. Nothing happens in Toms conspiracy, so the other boys lose interest and quit.     School starts and Huck shows improvement. Huck later sees his father. His father gets mad because Huck is the first person in the family to learn how to read. One day Hucks father kidnapped him, and takes him to a cabin. He locks Huck in it all day. Huck finds a motto and saws through the wall and almost gets out, but his father catches him.      Huck runs away again, everyone thinks that Jim k illed him, since he vanished the same day Huck did.