Throughout Huck's life he has been taught many ideas he is supposed to believe. As far as he knows, he must follow these rules so as to avoid going to hell. It is this blind faith that Huck has trouble buying. He follows these rules o

Hucks' journey to self-discovery also involves taking on many different identities. He is George Jackson, Sarah Mary Williams, George Peters, and Tom Sawyer to name a few. Huck's identity is concealed from the people he meets because he himself does not know who he is. Taking on different identities is his search to find himself. We experience this as we grow up as well. We try to be people we are not, try on different faces, and explore. It is all a part of our search for our own identities and our own sense of self.

He questions these ideas and values yet cannot decide how he really feels about them. He does not want to disappoint the Widow Douglas but he feels he needs to find his own answers.

As Huck and Jim take off on their adventure, Huck is faced with situations that compromise what he has been taugh

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Approximate Word count = 554
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)