Huck's Struggle Between Morals
In the novel �The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn� by Mark Twain, the
protagonist, Huck, undergoes a series of developmental changes in his character.
He is often torn between the ideas of society and those of his friends. This
can all be very confusing for a boy who is about 14 years old. Huck also has a
drunken pap who doesn't care at all for him. Huck is then forced to live with
Widow Douglas and Miss Watson. Throughout the story we see Huck represent the
morals of the innocent prevailing over those of society. In his �adventures,�
he learns the meaning of true friendship and what's really important in life.
In the story, Huck makes the decision to escape from his �family.� ...
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at the same time he must leave behind
societies ways... getting �sivilized, money, and �family.�
Along Jim's and Huck's �adventure,� they have many conversations along the
way. These conversations consist about their freedom, money, and superstition.
In the story, they both have their own opinions about various things, like
Solomon.
"'Well, but he was the wisest man, anyway; because the widow she told
me so, her own self."
"I doan' k'yer what de widder say, he warn't no wise man nuther. He
has some er de dad-fetchedes' ways I ever see. Does you know 'bout dat
chile
dat he 'uz gwyne to chop in two?"
"Yes, the widow told me all about it."
"Well, den! Warn' dat de beatenes' notion in de worl'? You jus' take
en look at it a minute. Dah's de stump, dah-dat's one er de women! heah's
you-dat's de yuther one; I's Sollermun; en dish yer dollar bill's
de chile. Bofe un you claims it. ...
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hand, the oppressed �
niggers� are thinking things through using logic, instead of simply conforming
to what others think. Jim later goes on to talk about superstition, which
totally goes against the society in which Huck was raised. �God� was the
almighty and made everything and controlled everything; that's what Huck was
raised to believe. However, on the other hand, Jim was able to not correspond
to the ways of the church, but made his own beliefs. Jim even had ideas about
signs and stuff.
"'Ef you got hairy arms en a hairy breas", it's a sign dat you's a-
gwyne to be rich. Well, dey's some use in a sign like dat, 'kase it's so
fur ahead. You see, maybe ...
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