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…Mark Twain’s Western Adventures Samuel Clemens began a 57- year habit of traveling around the world in 1953 at the age of seventeen when he first left his home in Hannibal, Missouri. It was not until 1861 that he began his western adventures when he…

…. The Catcher in the Rye and The Adventures of Huckleberrry Finn although written in two different eras attempt to capture the essence of youth and explores the central theme of the journey of the adolescent into adulthood. The two central figures of the novels…

…that has been frequently debated since Huck Finn was first published. Twain himself was vehemently anti-slavery; Huckleberry Finn can in many ways be seen as an allegory for why slavery…

…The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The two main characters of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes are Dr. John Watson and Sherlock Holmes. They are both complex characters in their own ways, though Holmes is more mysterious. This may be because…

…The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is an exciting and suspenseful book. In the book there are two crimes committed. Clues are given but the average reader won't look at them close enough. The first story includes a lady named Helen Stoner whose sister…

…THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a mystery. It is about a private detective and his assistant. The detective’s name was Sherlock Holmes and the assistant’s name was Dr. Watson. Together these two solve 12…

…It was in the year 1970 that a man named John Caldwell with a sense for adventure left his family and friends behind and went to work in the Arctic. He was 19 at the time. He ended up staying 3 months, the months of February, March and April…

…How Books Changed America The books The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, there many themes that collide throughout these two books. Although these two books are different their themes…

…; what was out there? Regina was rather quiet during the ride home. She had seemed so nonchalant about everything on the way over. While I was experiencing the adventure of a lifetime, it all seemed so normal for her. Here I was, noticing and thinking…

…Huck Finn, a boy of about 12 years, is the son of the town drunk. Widow Douglas adopts him so that she can civilize him and raise him to be a gentleman. He does not like going to school, attending church, or wearing neat clothes. Neither does he like…