"Every night we passed towns, some of them away up on black hillsides, nothing but just a shiny bed of lights; not a house could you see."
What details does Twain give of life on the river, or life on the run, for Huck and Jim? Look at particularly descriptive passages describing the river, and write about them. How do they contrast to the life on land, with society?
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As Huck and Jim sail down the river, Huck portrays the river life very beautifully. One way he describes the river life is, “It was kind of solemn, drifting down the big, still river, laying on you backs looking up at the stars, and we didn’t even feel like talking loud, and it warn’t often that we laughed- only a little kind of low chuckle.” Huck portrays the river life as a calm life, enjoying the beauty of his surroundings. He enjoys looking at the stars, and being laid back and enjoying natures beauty. Also while they are drifting Huck enjoys looking at the many cities he passes as they drift by cities lit up with lights. Huck also at night goes into these cities to buy necessities for him and Jim on the boat. Huck and Jim really enjoy the life on the river. It is a laid back life when work isn’t needed, and they enjoy the beauty of nature and what if offers.
Huck's life on the river with Jim is very comfortable and feels like home. They try to keep themselves busy with outdoor activities and try to undergo on different adventures throughout the day. Most of their days are spent by fishing, swimming, star-gazing, passing through towns (St.Louis and St.Petersburg) and built things to keep themselves busy.
Life on the river is very relaxed and laidback. For both Jim and Huck, this is a time to forget their troubles and live a life where they can be free. Pg. 89 "It was kind of solemn, drifting down the big, still river, laying on our backs looking up at the stars, and we didn't even feel like talking out loud, and it warn't often that we laughed-- only a little king of a low chuckle. We had a mighty good weather as a general thing, and nothing ever happened to us at all-- that night, nor the next, nor the next."
Unlike Life on the river, life back in society is very stressful and both Jim and Huck have to run away from people who they dislike. They are pressured to be something they are not or into someone they don't want to be (Huck;religious, Jim;a slave.)
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