huckleberry finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, is about the many exploits of an orphaned boy named Huck, and a runaway slave named Jim. Huck is caught in a struggle between the values he has been taught are right, and the values his conscience dictates. This "internal struggle" is portrayed in the raft scene in which Huck and Jim encounter slave hunters. This dilemma portrays Huck's biggest test; a situation in which he is required to reach down inside his heart and make a moral choice. In this example and throughout the novel, society's idea of "right," and Huck's own beliefs about slavery, and Jim, create internal conflicts that tests Huck's conscience. In the raft scenes, Huck is not doing what is right according to society. By harboring Jim on the raft, and helping him escape to freedom he disobeys essential teachings that have been taught to him by the Widow Douglas. Through these teachings of the Widow, Huck is conflicted about accepting
As exemplified by these scenes, Huck reaches down into his heart to find out what is right about Jim. It is the strong relationship between Jim and Huck that plays a major role in this process. Before their travels Huck regarded Jim as a piece of property; just another "nigger." The friendship transforms Huck's beliefs because before their travels Huck judged a person only by the color of their skin. Now he judges a person from what they have to offer inside not by their outward appearance. Now because of these new beliefs, Huck considers Jim a human being and a friend. that "slaves are bad." In the novel, Huck has come close to notifying someone about Jim, but his conscience always tells him not to do so. This is exemplified in the following quote: "They went off, and I got aboard the raft, feeling bad and low, because I knowed very well I had done wrong...Then I thought a minute, and says to myself, hold on-s'pose you'd a done right and give J
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Approximate Word count = 643
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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