Miss Watson Abolitionism

Twain does his best to deal with the conflict between society and the individual. Huck does not want to abide by society’s laws and does not want to conform in Mark Twain’s, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is forced to be civilized in the beginning, so he leaves society for freedom and lives by his own rules but even that does not make Huck’s life easy. Huck has trouble obeying society’s rules from the start of the book. The Widow Douglas takes Huck in to try to sivilize him says Huck in the quote, “The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me”(Twain 2).

In the book "The Adventures if Huckleberry Finn", Mark Twain's writing mirrors the society and problems it had in that time. This book promotes seeing African-Americans as people, which is absolutely groundbreaking and unheard-of in the time it was written, right after the Civil War. Throughout the book,, Huck has a complete change in his feelings towards Jim, starting with his highly influenced young mind, only able to view Jim as a slave, all the way to seeing Jim as a father-figure who can protect and provide for him. Although Huck tries to see Jim as a friend and fatherly-figure, society's beliefs don't allow him to see Jim as anything but a slave.

In the Adventure of Huck Finn, Mark Twain develops the character of Tom and his prison of Jim in order to illustrates the lack of dehumanization of slaves. Huck was not the one who didn't care about Jim. he care about Jim. He also wanted the best for him. Huck thought it was all adventure at the same time.

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.

Huckleberry Finn Character Analysis “Alright then I’ll go to hell” (Twain, 215). This quote represents the most searing moment of the book, it's the moral climax of the novel. At that exact moment is when Huck decides to help free Jim and completely disregards what society says. Huck Finn is a very complex character which is what made him an excellent choice as the narrator for the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Smiley, an author of many books and magazine essays, writes her own criticism of Huckleberry Finn, “Say It Ain’t So, Huck”. Smiley has very strong arguments as she compares her own opinions and backs them up with Twain’s words from the book. Smiley argues that Twains real meaning behind the book is based off of racism. Twain never allows Jim to become a real human, as Jim will always be a slave whether he knows it or not. Although Huck and Jim end up creating a very strong relationship like brothers, Smiley believes that “Twain thinks that Hucks affection is a good enough reward for Jim” (Smiley 460).

Through Huck’s Eyes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain takes place during a time before slavery was abolished; therefore, black people were obviously deemed inferior to white people. Our protagonist Huck, the son of the town drunk, fakes his death to run away from his abusive father and finds his slave friend, Jim, also running away. They decide to team up and run away together, but Huck is internally fighting his urge to do “the right thing” and turn Jim in. During the novel, Huckleberry views Jim as a slave, a friend, and most surprisingly, a father.

A foil is a character in a book who erodes the identity of another character. One example of a foil is Tom Sawyer. Tom Sawyer is Huckleberry Finn’s foil throughout Mark Twain’s book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck and Tom each have their own individual character, but when Huck is around Tom’s character his character falters. Others however believe that neither Tom nor Huck have good character.

Huckleberry Finn is a significant character in Twain’s novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Typically anyone who reads this novel gains a sense of knowledge of what it was like to live in such times. In this book, Huck undergoes many types of occurrences ranging from manufacturing a gang with his friends to dressing up as a girl. Huck also is involved in more serious and controversial events that mentally force Huck to think like an adult. Readers get to experience Huck’s way of thinking throughout the whole book.

The morality in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is about what is right and what is wrong. In the novel the reader can see the main character Huckleberry Finn struggle with deciding whether his decisions are right or wrong when it comes to tough decisions because Huck was taught what is wrong was good and what is good was wrong. The reader can see how Huckleberry Finn changes morally because of his decisions throughout the novel. The place of morality is of Huckleberry’s actions. We see where Huckleberry Finn gets his moral values from which is his personal values, inner thought, community, family, and even the church.

The voice in Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is unique because it is from the perspective of a 13-14 year old, white trash boy. Huck lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri before faking his death and going on an adventure down the Mississippi with a runaway slave named Jim. During their trip, Huck interacts with many different people, never revealing his true identities. Huck is able to grow as he faces different mental challenges and different people. Huck shows he is a nobler person when not exposed to the hypocrisy of civilization by helping Jim despite the consequences, telling Mary Jane about her uncles’ real identities, and by not turning Jim in to the slave hunters.