Examples Of Morality In Huckleberry Finn

Eren Karaaslan

Mrs. Clausnitzer

American Literature

February 22 2016

Illuminati

The concept of morality is determined by one overarching factor, whether or not someone values other’s well being over their own, even if it leads to their own detriment. This can be seen by every day medical procedures such as liver transplants where patients risk their lives in order to save another, someone they may not even know, even if they themselves have a risk of death. On the contrary many people become immoral when greed consumes them and they value themselves over all else (insert example if possible). In the fictional novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain, this idea of morality is a constant theme throughout the book. The protagonist, a young antagonized boy by the name of Huckleberry (Huck), escapes from his home and meets a runaway slave named Jim. Throughout their adventures together as they travel Southern America during the early 1800’s, Huck is plagued by this constant, nagging sense of morality and whether or not he should risk his well being to save his acquaintance Jim. In the beginning of the book, Huck’s immorality is seen as he does not respect others and only thinks for his own benefit. Eventually, however, Huck progresses as an individual and displays his increased moral

In the end, the concept of Huck’s overall positive moral responsibility is revealed by Twain as he sacrifices his own well being for the benefit of Jim, emerging