Huck Finn's Use Of The Tall Tale

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March 16, 2014

 

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Huck's adept use of the tall tale becomes a survival tool on this adventure. In the novel, Huck sees lies as more of a practical solution to problems than as a moral dilemma. He rationalizes that he has "never seen anybody but lied, one time or another" (1). Unlike the lawless adventurer of the frontier, Huck does not use his knack for selfish purposes...
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He, instead, uses his lies strictly as a means of escaping misfortune and never for his own profit. At one point in the story, Huck uses his skill to fabricate a story that keeps a skiff of slave-hunters away from Jim: " 'Well, there's five niggers run off to-night, up yonder above the head of the bend...
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