Huck Finn - Mark Twain's Views

A detailed Summary of Huck Finn - Mark Twain's Views

Throughout the Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Clemens) novel, The

Adventures of HuckleBerry Finn, a plain and striking point of view is

expressed by the author. His point of view is that of a cynic; he

looks upon civilized man as a merciless, cowardly, hypocritical

savage, without want of change, nor ability to effect such change.

Thus, one of Mark Twain's main purposes in producing this work seems

clear: he wishes to bring to attention some of man's often concealed

shortcomings. While the examples of Mark Twain's cynic commentaries on

human nature can be found in great frequency all through the novel,

several examples seem to lend themselves well to a discussion of this

sarcastic view. In the beginning of the novel, it would seem that

both Huck Finn and Jim are trapped in some way and wishing to escape.

For Huck, it is the violence and tyranny of his drunken father. Kept

in a veritable prison, Huck wishes desperately to escape. Jim feels

the need to escape after hearing that his owner, Miss Watson, wishes

to sell him down the river-a change in owners that could only be for

Sherburn to lynch him. After Sherburn, one man with only a shotgun,

when Col. Sherburn shot the drunk Boggs and the townsfolk came after

degree of corruptness that it is difficult to believe that all humans

comes with this thing we call humanity. That is Mark twain's main

Approximate Word count = 789
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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