An Analysis Of Huckleberry Finn's Journey

Have you ever taken three things and tried to see how they are connected? Well, the Fugitive Slave Law, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and the abolitionist movement are connected. There are three reasons why; Uncle Tom’s Cabin made a reason to dislike slavery and become an abolitionist, the Fugitive Slave Law made the abolitionist movement grow stronger, and Uncle Tom’s Cabin was influenced by the Fugitive Slave Law. The first reason why the Fugitive Slave Law, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and the abolitionist movement are connected is that Uncle Tom’s Cabin made a reason to dislike slavery and become an abolitionist. Reason being, in the book a person has to pay off a debt and sold his slave that he treated very well and the son of a house slave.

“While I was saddened by the thought of losing the aid of my kind mistress, I was gladdened by the invaluable instruction which, by the merest accident, I had gained from my master.” quoted Frederick Douglass. In that moment of the scene that 's where the role of literacy began. Once literacy is exposed to the slaves, they would become unmanageable for the slaveholders to handle. Slaves would then realize that the key to their freedom is literacy. Why is teaching slaves how to read and write is such a problem that slaveholders fear it?

In his The Life of Olaudah Equiano, he utilizes specific rhetorical strategies to affect this change and to accomplish his goal. With his inclusion of himself as an irreplaceable character, his analysis of the hypocrisy of Christian slavers, and his analysis of the economic benefits of well-treated slaves, Equiano crafts his autobiography as a work of rhetoric that rivals any proponent of the slave trade.

“So that, thus it is that natural men are held in the hands of God, over the pit of hell,” (Edwards 79) Edwards’ motive in his sermon is to scare the less devoted Puritans into being “born again” and dedicating their life to the Father. “The use of this awful subject may be for awakening unconnected persons in this congregation.” (Edwards 80) Edwards believes man to all be self-righteous, unfaithful, and dubiously sinful creatures in desperate need of a savior. The only way that they can be spared being dropped into the pits of hell and graciously given eternal life is to repent of their transgressions and bow their knees to God in

These times were when they would run away and not be caught by a person and returned, or when they would be paid for. Slavery had an extreme influence on the thinking of humane actions. Now, the majority of people believe that slavery is wrong and inhumane. Booker T. Washington is the author of one of the most descriptive works describing slavery written. He wrote the autobiography which he called Up from Slavery.

In a novel written by Mark Twain called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main character, Huckleberry Finn is portrayed as a young boy developing and progressing in terms of his morality and conscience while going on a journey with an African American slave named Jim. Throughout the adventurous journey, Huck matures greatly in terms of conscience and morality through the concepts of lies, courage, self sacrifice, and cheating. Throughout Huck’s journey, Huck had to live without a proper family leading him to be independent and courageous. The quote, “The judge and the widow went to law to get the court to take me away

Whites have most of the power which is used in the most negative way to put down slaves but they can also be considered as victims in society. Douglass argues the fact that slavery is not good and it should be nonexistent. Fredrick Douglass proclaims “nature made us friends and slavery made us enemy’s.” The disturbing nature disrupts what should be to something that is not proclaimed to be. Through all aspects of slavery, dehumanization and pinpointing the victims allows Douglass to reflect on what has occurred and how he has become someone that everyone reads

Edwards elaborates on his claim and states if God were to spare the audience now, they would “immediately sink and plunge into a bottomless gulf” of Hell. This dramatic imagery shows the Puritans that God will no longer come to their rescue because the Puritans have chosen to serve Satan. Edwards tries to reach his audience by saying Hell is a “great furnace of wrath” where sinners belong. This description of Hell shows Edwards belief that sinners will pay for not serving God by facing God’s wrath in Hell. Each claim made by Jonathan Edwards motivates the audience to stop serving Satan in order to escape the “very misery to all eternity” that is Hell.

He protects Huck on the island, he makes Huck realize that lying to anyone isn’t a good thing to do, and he makes Huck realize that racism is a horrible thing. In the text it states, ““dat truck dah is trash; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren’s en makes ‘em ashamed.” A quote from Jim. This is when Jim made Huck realize that he had made a mistake and the just because Jim was a slave that he also had feelings. Jim was one of the most important characters in the novel due to the father role he played in Huck’s

Finding Peace John Knowles’ A Separate Peace tells a story of one summer and one tragic event that changes the lives of two young boys and helps them mature into men. One of whom is a great leader, but is still a child in many ways and another that has much knowledge, but cannot imagine being on his own, that needs to break free of his dependence on his friend. This Bildungsroman focuses on these boys growing up and maturing, going through downfalls and learning from them. One of them is Gene Forrester, an intellectual child, that knows no more than to follow his best friend, Phineas. Phineas, one that knows no rules, that leads and makes up games, and only sees Gene as his best friend.

In this situation is it surprising that slaves, when mildly treated, should prefer even the misery of slavery to such a mockery of freedom?” (Equiano O. , 2014). As a reader you would believe that Equiano buying himself out of slavery is awesome, did he would slaves that time was impossible. Equiano release from slavery was the most substantial moment in his story. However, after reading this quotes readers get to see the difficulties he tolerated once he became a free man again. Even though, I know freedom for former slaves would not be easy.

The people who watched oppression rose to the test advanced by the Abolitionists. The shields of subjection included monetary viewpoints, history, religion, authenticity, social extraordinary, and even charity, to propel their disputes. Shields of enslavement battled that the sudden end to the slave economy would have had a noteworthy and executing money related impact in the South where reliance on slave work was the foundation of their economy. The cotton economy would fold. The tobacco yield would dry in the fields.

As slaves began escaping laws and punishments only became crueler, all in order to maintain economic stability through the abuse of slave labor. Beginning in 1607, slavery arose as indentured servitude ended, as it was full of too many complications. Bacon’s rebellion proved that free labor is successful, as long as I was purely free and not reliant on the promise of land in the end. The accessibility and legality of slavery made it the perfect economical move to maintain the prospering cash crops of the North American colonies. Slavery seemed like the best option for the colonies in the 17th century, but the issues of differing human morality will begin to rise and trigger the civil

Frederick Douglass would most likely have a similar opinion because he recognized how contradictory the actions of the slaveholders were with faith in general. Those zealous Christians only scrambled to find something in the Bible that could ensure them that this horrific way of making money would not be frowned upon by God. They denied their conscience and had the audacity to quote the Good News as they beat their slaves almost to the point of death. The cruel actions of the slaveholders are nearly impossible to call moral, keeping in mind the overall belief that all human beings have dignity and natural

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain is a tale of a young man growing up in the time of slavery and his struggles with the society in which he lives. Twain helps the reader see the development of Huck’s conscience . From the very beginning of the tale Huck is at conflict with how he is being told to dress and behave to what feels right to him. Through his relationship with Ms. Watson, Pap, Jim, the con men and robbers and Tom you can tell Huck is conflicted with the morals of the white society on the Mississippi River. He feels that he needs to help Jim to freedom , although Jim is the property of Ms. Watson, the behavior of the other characters in the story all show shortfalls into their beliefs.