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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 24-31

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Hello and welcome back to our series on Mark Twain’s classic novel! This week we discuss:
* Huck’s crisis
* The conscience vs the heart
* Twain’s critique of American religion and hypocrisy
* The role of individual conscience versus societal norms
* The symbolism of Providence and divine watchfulness
* Twain’s use of humor and absurdity to critique society
* Whether great regional novels can be subtle
* and much more!
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