Analysis of Huckleberry Finn The Red badge of Courage and The Catcher and the Rye
Teenagers everywhere have experienced an emotional bond with the characters Huckleberry Fin, Henry Fleming, and Holden Caulfield while reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Red Badge of Courage, and The Catcher in the Rye. Huck's adventure down the Mississippi, Henry's challenging experience in the Civil War, and Holden's weekend of self examination in New York City present various views of the transition of the adolescent into adulthood. All three characters evolve from naive, innocent children to adult men, sharing their experiences, personal interactions, and emotions thus relating to the reader's own teenage years.Huckleberry Finn shares his story, a young boy running away from his oppressive father, as his many adventures chronicle his change into a man. Huck Finn grows up in the sense that he loses his youthful innocence and becomes a mature young man. His first step as a naive innocent child is the simple desire to escape from his abusive father, Pap. Huck is trying to escape his corrupt past, but on the river Huck still faces corruption and inevitably loses his innocent view of the world. Huck witnesses the Grangerforld and Shepahrdson feud, an angry lynch mob, and Duke and King tarred and feathered by
Crane, Stephan. The Red Badge of Courage. 1895. New York: Bantam Books, 1983.
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Approximate Word count = 1628
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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