The Evolution Of Huckleberry Finn
"It was easier to recognize the traits that Twain was contemptuous of, since the entire book was supposed to satirize society. But there were certain traits that Twain admired, too." (3) Twain showed that he admired morality in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn personified through Huck. "We have no real morals, but only artificial ones-morals created and preserved by the forced suppression of natural and healthy instinct."(4) Such instances include his not telling on Jim when he ran away, Huck returning the stolen money to the girls and Huck trying to escape from the King and the Duke after the burial. Twain chooses to have Huck evolve morally in the novel instead of giving him an outstanding sense of morals throughout the novel. There are three distinct phases of Huck's maturing process that can be found in the beginning, middle and end of the novel. Huckleberry Finn was raised in an environment in which he developed a deformed conscience. He was a fostered in an unpleasant atmosphere. "His traditions and environment pull him one way..."(1) His father known only as Pap was a drunk and would beat him constantly, when Pap was around. And since his father was not around for the m
ajority of the time he didn't have a strong influence to tell him what was right and wrong. He did not care for his guardian, the Widow, very much. When she was telling Huck about heaven and hell he "couldn't see no advantage in going where she was going (heaven), so" he "made up" his "mind that" he "wouldn't try for it." Which again shows Huck's naivete of the concepts of heaven and hell. His only real idol was Tom who shared the same deformed conscience and sense of immaturity that Huck did. Huck also had this sensation of immaturity and corrupt morals plainly because he didn't know any better. Where he was raised, slavery was not only accepted, it was condoned. Since he had no real morally upstanding role model, he never learned otherwise. Eventually, Huck goes through a complete transformation into boy with a conscience and upright morals. He is able to discern between right and wrong. When Huck ran away, he was able to see that what the King and the Duke were doing was wrong and immoral. He uses his cunning nature in order to come up with a plan to get rid of them once and for all. Once he got rid of the King and the Duke he helped Mary Jane by returning the money that the King and the Duke stole from them. Most importantly, his heart overcomes his warped c
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Approximate Word count = 865
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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