Huck Finn4
Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a perfect example of how one’s heart and morals can change in difficult situations. Huck’s journey down the Mississippi River tested him to his limits of being able to handle situations in the way which he had been raised. Huck shows that how one is raised is something that will impact them tremendously in the rest of their life and that it is hard to change from what you’ve been molded into. Early in the novel Huck shows how much of a rebellious and joking boy he truly is. "I put out the light and I scrambled out of the window…,"(pg. 17) says Huck. Huck, at a young age, began getting himself into many difficult situations, such as escaping from the cave in Tom Sawyer. Huck often has a hard time abiding by rules, keeping himself out of trouble, and comprehending the things he has been taught. However, he does learn one thing, that he is better than the Negroes. So, as young boys, Huck Finn and Tom Saw
Once on the river Huck has a much more difficult time as he not only has to deal with Jim but also the King and Duke who join them on their journey. The King and Duke’s actions around Huck make him realize that he needs to change his morals. When Huck realizes that the King and Duke are impostors his learning experience begins. "It didn’t take me long to make up my mind that these liars warn’t no kings nor dukes at all, but just low-down humbugs and frauds." This statement shows that Huck has feelings about the King and Duke that show that his morals are of the kind which will not selfishly go against other’s trust. Once the King and Duke decide on cheating the Wilks family, Huck says, " It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race."(pg. 225) When he says this it shows that he is definitely changing for the better. Until the trip down the river Huck’s life was something that he never took very seriously. He would play jokes on innocent people just to see wha
Some common words found in the essay are:
King Duke, Jim I’ll, Ms Watson’s, Mississippi River, Huck Jim, Huckleberry Finn, Sawyer Huck, Huck Finn, King Duke’s, Huck Huck, king duke, difficult deal jim, sound heart, jim’s hat, tom sawyer, difficult situations, huck jim, huck realizes, deal jim, difficult deal, huck finn,
Approximate Word count = 680
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
|