Question

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, how does Mark Twain’s use of the Mississippi River as the setting for the novel help define the theme of freedom versus slavery?

Answer 1

It helps define the theme by providing the contrast of a river as opposed to a town. A river is forever flowing,free, and untamed, it represents freedom. While a town has structure, and rules, and ways in which is must 'act'. This represents slavery. 

Answer 2

In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Mark Twain use the Mississippi River as symbolism for freedom, Jim and Huck uses this rives to navigate in raft to escape, besides Huck uses it to escape from his drunk father, Jim uses it to escape from the slavery and from being apart from his home and family, the river symbolize the hope of freedom for him and his family.