Huck Finn, A JOURNEY
Joseph Campbell describes a hero's journey as a cycle where the person is a hero from birth. This holds true for the character of Huck Finn because he fits the description of a hero in the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. There are different parts of the hero's journey that can be applied to Huck, such as the first stage which is known as the Innocent World of Childhood. A stage further on in the journey is the Initiation while the last stage is known as the Freedom to Live. All three of the stages can be used to describe a specific time in Huck's life.The Innocent World of Childhood is a starting point for many heroes. This is the time span in a hero's life prior to the unexpected adventure he is to embark on. Huck's childhood consisted of childish games with his best friend Tom Sawyer. Huck's days were filled with games of pretend that were supposed to be actual adventures. However, many of the adventures were figments of Tom Sawyer's imagination. This is important to know since Tom's description of an adventure is something that is not real and everything Tom reads contributes to the adventures him and Huck have. Huck's adventures, though, are ones that are unforeseen and are probably ar
The last step in the hero's journey is the Freedom to Live. This is the stage where, after everything has been said and done, the hero is usually given choices to where he is going and what he is going to do. For Huck, this is his chance to escape the 'sivilized' life he has seen on his journey up and down the length of the Mississippi river. It is interesting to look at Huck's view of the river and the actual land. It is a transition that can be noted throughout the book. Everytime Huck is on land, something happens that worsens his view of 'sivilized' life. However, as soon as he gets on the Mississippi river that he so loves, a change in Huck's tone of voice is notable. It is almost as though Huck is speaking poetically of the river. This even further proves Huck's love for nature. The Initiation part of a hero's journey is the part where a hero is finally inducted into the hero's world. It is the point in the story where the hero does something that recognizes him as a true hero. Also, one can say that the Initiation is something that pushes the hero into the adult world. One of the rites of passage into the adult world was when Huck helped a slave friend, otherwise known as Jim, to escape.
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Approximate Word count = 874
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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