Huck, from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, was a very complex and dynamic character who develops in many different ways through out the story. The setting of the book took place back in the 1830s, in the southern slave states of America. Huck is a 12 year old boy living with his aunt Sally. His best friend is Tom Sawyer, another kid in similar age, but different in many ways. Huck is thrust into a crazy adventure when he runs away from his abusive Pap and finds himself helping a runaway slave, named Jim, escape into freedom. He quickly became fond of Jim and the reader can quickly see a friendship built. Huck Finn showed through out the book that going against society norms and sticking to your ethics can help build friendships …show more content…
Huckleberry Finn is only a 12 year old boy, but shows he is mature beyond his years many times throughout the story. He is a major and dynamic character who is also the main protagonist. When the story seems to show Huck is growing and developing into a young man, his best friend, Tom, is brought back and brings the child back out of Him. Tom comes up with these crazy plans and ideas, and Huck goes along with them, showing that he still has a ways to go before being a real mature person. Tom and Huck are trying to find a way to break Jim out of where he is being held, Huck tells the readers, "Tom told me what his plan was, and I see in a minute it was worth fifteen of mine for style, and would make Jim just as free a man as mine would, and maybe get us all killed besides. So I was satisfied, and said we would waltz in on it." (Twain 301). Tom just came up with a ridiculous plan while Huck had one that was …show more content…
The ones I think he is most like are Eragon, Holden Caulfield, and Percy Jackson. He is comparable to Eragon because they both are younger and take on a long arduous adventure. Eragon is only 16 when he must take down an entire empire with his dragon. They both are brave and show wisdom that far surpasses their age. I also believe he is like Holden Caulfield because both of them see how horrible the world can be when their on their adventure. Holden often calls people "phonys" because he thinks their not honest and just are pretenders. They both showed that they can handle life by themselves even though they aren't even adults yet. I compared Huck to Percy Jackson for much of the same reason I used Eragon. Percy is also thrust into an improbable adventure and he uses his bravery and friends to over come it. Percy and Huck shared that they both have a unstable family life, Percy only had his mom and abusive step-dad, while Huck had his aunt and his terrible
Huckleberry Finn the main characters in Mark trains novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was an innocent kid who matures at the end of the novel. The innocence of Huck is shown throughout the beginning of the novel. Huck's innocence is displayed when he talks about how cramped up he feels in the widow Douglas's house "she put me in them new clothes again, and I couldn't do nothing but sweat and sweat and feel all cramped up." (Twain). The widow Douglas took Huck in and gave him a home and brand new clothes but he is not happy about any of those things.
After finishing the book, I feel like Huckleberry Finn, while still keeping his adventurous spirit, seems to have grown much more mature and logical. Huck demonstrates this when he and Tom Sawyer are discussing how to free Jim. Tom suggests they give Jim items such as a shirt for him to write on, despite the fact that Jim can’t write, and case-knives for him to dig through the foundation, even though Huck and Tom could easily get shovels and picks for them to use. Tom suggests these ideas in order for Jim to escape in a more elaborate, but flashy, way, but Huck knows this would be the worst way to help him, since it would take much more time and put Jim in danger. He even goes as far as to tell him, “Confound it, it’s foolish, Tom.”
In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the author Mark Twain gets his message across by showing how in the beginning and the end Huck matures throughout the story. He shows us they way Huck speaks about Jim from when he first meet him to the end. Lastly, Mark touches on the hypocrisy of the society of that time. Huck matures from the beginning of the novel to the end. One example is in the beginning when "I got out amongst the driftwood, and then laid down in the bottom of the canoe and let her float" page (35) Huck matures in this scene by getting the courage to escape his father who was always abusive to him he never did before because he was always scared to do so .Huck
Huckleberry Finn was a boy who lives in Missouri and is trying to better himself by going to school and learning to be more of a “gentleman”. He had gotten some help from two sisters one who is unnamed, the other is named Miss. Watson. Huck made a bit of money and around that time Huck’s deadbeat dad shows up and tells him to stop going to school and throw away the gentleman act. Huck is rebellious and stands up to him, causing him to be kidnapped and brought back to a small cabin on a shore in Illinois. Of course he didn’t like this so he ended up faking his own dead and running away, coincidently bumping into Jim (Miss, Watson slave) who was running away also trying to avoid being sold down south and taken away from his family.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel that was written in 1883. Some critics say all American Literature comes from this book. Other critics refer to this book as racist and interpret the characters in other ways than the author's intention. This novel takes place during the 1880’s in St. Petersburg, Missouri. Huck and Jim spend a lot of their time on the Mississippi River.
Huck?s Quest for his Own Destiny One of my favorite aspects of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is that it is a coming of age story. Huck is at this critical age where he is now able to develop his opinions and thoughts about the world around him. He is now at the point in his life where he can start deciding what kind of person he wants to be and whether or not to follow those moral codes attach to that chosen person. Although like many, Huck is influenced by society expectations that often lead to overshadowing his conscience and beliefs when making decisions.
When Huck leaves the cabin he sees Jim and they join forces in leaving St. Petersburg (Twain 40-41). They do not have a bond and are not close to each other but, over time Jim and Huck began to respect and form a bond when going through some challenges. For example, when Jim was hiding in the canoe and two white men were looking for slaves, Huck made the excuse that his dad, who was actually Jim, had smallpox (Twain 83-85). This was when the protagonist had a moral crisis and cannot bring himself to turn Jim in; the results could have ended up coming out differently if Huck was the same person he was at the beginning of the
Huck Finn decided to resist the evils of society and became the American hero. Huck chooses to not to have any fame while trying to help people while standing up for his beliefs and morales. Twain wants to show his readers how ridiculous racism made people as a child was able to overcome the absurd Southern lifestyle. Huck believes Jim isn't a slave but a
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place in a fictional town by Missouri before the Civil War. It’s based on how Huck, the main character, escapes his “civilized” life with a runaway slave named Jim. Throughout their trip, Huck’s character changes a lot. He is faced with many challenges and conflicts that helped develop and change his morality throughout the novel. You can really see how Huck changed from the beginning of the book to how he was at the end.
Everybody has someone in his or her life who teaches him or her how to be a better person. Throughout the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses Jim, a slave, as a source of symbolism for Huck’s maturity. First, Jim teaches Huck about what it truly means to be civilized. Next, Jim shows Huck about the value of family. Lastly, Jim teaches Huck about racial inequality and how to accept people.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story about the process of an adolescent’s growth. Huck, like other adolescents, is confronted with various conflicts and puzzles. When he steps into the society, into adults’ world, he witnesses the lust, deceit, violence and old conventions. In the complexity of good and evil, he sometimes feels at a loss, even loses his way to growth. Due to his innocence, he is apt to be influenced by the outer factors, such as people and the environment around him.
Huckleberry Finn is a story about a rambunctious young boy who adventures off down the Mississippi River. “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain demonstrates a situation where a Huck tries to find the balance between what is right and what is wrong. Huck faces many challenges in which his maturity will play a part in making the correct decision for himself and his friend Jim. Huck becomes more mature by the end of the novel by showing that he can make the correct decisions to lead Jim to the freedom he deserves. One major factor where Huck matures throughout the novel is through his experience.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic novel that takes the reader on a series of thrilling adventures full of life threatening situations, racism, and slavery. The author Mark Twain, uses the novel to highlight the flaws in society by creating a character like Huck, whose personal sense of morals and justice are more noble than those of the very people trying to civilize him. Throughout this captivating novel Huck endures his fair share of trouble and morally challenging decision but he always comes out on top by following his heart and doing what he feels to be right.
Mark Twain emphasizes the theme that a person's morals are more powerful than the corrupt influence of society in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Based on how Huck Finn views the world and forms his opinions, he does not know the difference between right and wrong. In the novel, Huck escapes civilized society. He encounters a runaway slave, Jim, and together they travel hopes of freedom. But along the way, Huck and Jim come across troubles that have Huck questioning his motives.
Huck becomes more mature throughout the novel of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn because of the adults that he meets along the way. These adults include the King and the Duke, Jim, and Huck’s father Pap to help Huck to realize how different people can be than by what is expected. Huck learns to not judge someone based on the color of their skin, not to trust everyone, and to notice that all he needs in his life is himself. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not only a story of a slaves journey to freedom, but also a story of a boy growing up into a