Huckleberry Finn, the focal point of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, matures greatly during the duration of the novel. Huck, as he prefers to go by, develops throughout his adventures. The difficult situations that he goes through help to strengthen his morals and create a strong personality. He is still a child so he will not become as mature as an adult but he truly advances towards becoming "sivilized." Mark Twain shows how the main character develops and grows in many scenes throughout the story. Each adventure that Huck goes on, allows him to learn valuable life lessons that help him evolve and become a better person. He ends up treating all those whom he originally had low respect for, he shows higher maturity by treating them better later on.
In the early days after Huck's escape, he stumbles upon Jim, Miss Watson's slave. “But mind, you said you wouldn' tell—you know you said you wouldn' tell, Huck." "Well, I did. I said I wouldn't, and I'll stick to it. Honest INJUN, I will" (Twain 103). In this quote, Jim is pleading with Huck to have him not tell anyone that he is a runaway slave. Huck agrees to not tell and promises that he will keep this a secret. At this point, they are still on Jackson Island, they are hiding from the initial search parties. Unfortunately, the townspeople feel that Jim may be involved with Huck's "death." Of Jim is captured by anyone of the town, he will be murdered, Huck begins to show compassion by protecting a slave. He is beginning to realize that there may be not such a difference between a black man and a white man. This is a strong character development because it shows morals and the start of a strong will and conscience. “I was sorry to hear Jim say that, it was such a lowering of him. My conscience got to stirring me up hotter than ever” (Twain 201). At this point, Huck and Jim were floating down the river on their raft. They were looking for the town of Cairo so that Jim could become a free man. Each light that they seen, Jim would ask “Dah she is?” but each time, there was no luck. Jim was saying muttering to himself his ideas of what to do when free. He had hoped to work enough to buy his wife out so that they could be together, after that the two would work to pay for their children. Huck was disturbed by this because was starting to see how important Jim's family was to him. He was shocked to think that this black slave truly did have compassion. Huck was starting to develop care for his adventure partner. He felt bad for lying to him about the mix up with the storm. Jim was starting to play an important role in Huck's life, he made Huck see the importance of a strong friendship and honesty. Huck would use this throughout the later adventures with the Duke and Dauphin. He will see the strength within a relationship built upon honesty and trust.
Huck's conscience is guided by the lessons that he learns, he is young but he develops wisdom at a young age, something that will guide him to do better throughout the rest of the novel. The main instance in which Huck uses this is during his times with the Duke and Dauphin.“It didn't take me long to make up my mind that these liars warn't no kings nor dukes at all, but just low-down humbugs and frauds" (Twain 278). This was the beginning stages of the adventures with the Duke and King. The two had just acquainted themselves with Jim and Huck along with other members of the town. They were claiming to be a French king, one man caught them on it and said for that to be true, they would have had to be a few hundred years old. They managed to discredit this and gain the following of the townspeople. The king actually was able to get a few people to bow in front of him as a form of respect. Huck could easily see through their lies and was able to notice that they weren't prim and proper enough to be royalty. He sees that they are not the worst of people and keeps their fraud a secret. He hates to see how Jim is so
It is obvious about the opinion stated by the Nword in the book “Huck Finn” by Mark Twain. When they were asked their opinion on the topic of banning the book, the NAACP replied with, “You don’t ban Mark Twainyou explain Mark Twain! To study an idea is not necessarily to endorse the idea. Mark Twain’s satirical novel, Huckleberry Finn , accurately portrays a time in historythe nineteenth centuryand one of its evils,slavery.” Huck Finn was written by Mark Twain in 1884. It has stirred controversy for many years because of a widely…
Withdrawal The Impact of Society on Jim in Huckleberry Finn As Forrest Robinson writes in his essay “The Characterization of Jim in Huckleberry Finn”, “Jim does seem to change, from a plausible complete man to a two-dimensional racial stereotype”. Although many blame Twain for this deterioration of Jim, claiming that it is laziness in the writing, he actually appears to use this supposed flaw in the novel to strengthen his point. Jim’s loss of character can be seen as a loss of confidence…
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Essay The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a novel written by American author Mark Twain, reflects the deeply embedded racist attitudes of the Deep South in the 1800s, and thus, has been a topic of controversy and debate for decades. Many critics believe the novel to portray an inappropriate display of racism, when rather, the novel demonstrates racism in the 1800s in a crude, but historically accurate manner. The most controversial aspect of The Adventures…
Maria Nunez Period 2 Huck Finn Synthesis Essay of Argumentation American Literature contains a diverse spectrum of tales that give the modern world a better understanding of American history. Most of these literature works of art contain or are based upon controversial topics that existed in early American history and have had a large impact on the United States today; such as, slavery. Many teachers, parents, and students have argued that these works of literature have no relevance in today's…
or not. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, is the tale of how a young boy in the rural South breaks free from his abusive father, and consequentially, everything else he has ever known. With just a runaway slave as a companion, Huckleberry’s story is bursting with Twain’s true thoughts and criticisms of society seen through his eyes. Through symbolic characters, Mark Twain criticizes the hypocrisy and corruption of human society, and uses Huckleberry Finn himself as a way to show that…
Ways Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues was promoted Promoting the film through a wide-reaching social push which is unlike anything done before Eg. A video of Ron Burgundy congratulating Jamie Dornan for landing the lead role in the movie 50 shades of grey. The film has been heavily promoted and people feel as if they have already seen enough of it and therefore don’t want to see the movie. 'Anchorman 2' targets the social web with more than 50 short videos. The clips are short, funny, and targeted…
To Be Banned, or Not to Be The book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, has been banned in numerous schools and communities since it’s publication in 1885. There are many explanations for this but there is only one main reason: the use of derogatory terms. Others include “challenging authority, poking at religion, and leading children astray” (Schneider 1). This has been an issue for over 100 years and it is still going on. Parents do not want their children exposed to this type…
In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain writes about Huck Finn, a white teenager who faked his own death to run away from his town and later meets a runaway slave Jim, who escaped because he was going to be sold. The two of them start their journey by floating down the river while encountering many obstacles which add to Huck’s ironic humor towards Jim where he looks down upon him but still contributes to Jim’s escape from slavery…
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Writing Assignment The author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, developed a protagonist, Huckleberry Finn, with past and present complexity as well as a unique innocence often correlated to his ignorance of societal doctrines. Huckleberry Finn, hereafter as Huck, was able to expose himself to different environments, including a range of towns and homes, as well as people with varying statuses in social hierarchy, ultimately shaping his new standards…
Michayla Perry July 13, 2013 AP Lang Major Works Paper: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a book that follows the adventures of a young boy named Huckleberry Finn, as he travels down the Mississippi river with his new found companion, Jim. The novel acts as some sort of prequel to Mark Twain’s previous book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The title of the novel is relatively self-explanatory, as it’s following the adventures that Huck (as he…