There are several reasons why Twain chooses a young boy to tell the story in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. First of all, Huck originally showed up in the story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Tom’s sidekick. Twain took the character, Huck, and developed a more symbolic picaresque novel that contained satire and the rite of passage of a young boy. Twain wanted The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to be more than just...
Doctors warned people to stay away from the medical tent where patients were being treated in order to avoid contagion. This means to avoid the spread or transfer of diseases or infection. Contagion means the communication of illnesses from one person to another, most especially when in close contact.