In at least 150 words, discuss how Twain uses the Mississippi River as a symbol for freedom in this passage, and explain how the river functions in the novel. Cite examples from the novel to support your response.

Read the excerpt from "how i learned english.” and that was important, as important as joe barone asking me how i was through his tears, picking me up and dusting me off with hands like swatters, what does the imagery in the excerpt best readers picture? the awful stinging sensation of being dusted off the quick slapping motion of joe’s hands how roughly the speaker is pulled off the ground how loud and hard joe is laughing

Hillenbrand writes, "as louie blazed through college, far away, history was turning" (p. 43). why does the author interrupt louie's narrative with information about japan and germany?

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.