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The most obvious symbol of the river is the freedom that it gives both Huck and Jim. One of the freedoms is that nothing matters while on the river; they are free to do whatever they please. They don't need to be civilized, schooled, made to wear certain outfits at certain times, or anything else that they don't want to do...
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The most obvious symbol of the river is the freedom that it gives both Huck and Jim. One of the freedoms is that nothing matters while on the river; they are free to do whatever they please. They don't need to be civilized, schooled, made to wear certain outfits at certain times, or anything else that they don't want to do...
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