Huck Finn Character Analysis

The book introduces Huck as the first person narrator which is important because it establishes clearly that this book is written from the point of view of a young, less than civilized character. His character emerges as a very literal and logical thinker who only believes what he can see with his own eyes. In this section Huck’s life with the Widow Douglas and her attempts to raise him as a civilized child sets up the main theme of this book which is the struggle or quest for freedom. Huck’s struggle for freedom from civilized society is paralleled by Jim’s struggle to escape from slavery. Irony as a key literary

People often hesitate to accept what they do not understand. In the absence of love and compassion, it is no question that fear, ignorance, and hatred, all contribute to a melting pot of negativity in the world. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, is about the love and friendship cultivated by a young boy and a black slave on the Mississippi River. Despite the pair’s differences, they are able to endure the struggles and difficulties that the toilsome journey brings. Mark Twain, in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, emphasizes the shift in Huck’s view towards slavery by contrasting Huck’s initial tone of reflectiveness to his assertive tone, both collectively addressing the issue of racism in society.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn begins with the boy, Huckleberry (Huck for short), telling a story in a very conversational tone. The story is a recap of Twain’s previous novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, in which Huck and Tom find a robber’s treasure of 12 thousand dollars, and invest it in the bank. Tom had apparently reached out to Huck again, asking him to join Tom’s very own band of robbers. Huck, of course, agreed, and moved back in with Widow Douglas, who cares for him, and makes sure he remains clean. Huck, however, is selfish, and dislikes being “civilized.” He accepts religious and social views the widow enforces upon him, yet decides for himself if he wants to follow them, and doesn’t tell her so as to not cause any unnecessary

In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain follows protagonist, Huck Finn throughout his endeavors. This coming of age story displays Huck’s actions that lead to him running away from home. From a young age, Huck is forced to become emotionally and physically autonomous due to his father’s alcoholism. Huck runs away and begins his adventure with fugitive slave, Jim. Together they meet a diverse range of individuals and families. Mark Twain illustrates Huck Finn’s character development by exposing him to different moral systems.

Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn satirizes gratuitous violence, excessive greed, and racism. First, Twain illustrates the satire in the gratuitous violence with the backwater families and the rural country people starting with the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons. Huck first meets the Grangerfords when Huck and Jim’s raft breaks apart and Huck ends up on a shore. Huck meets Buck Grangerford who asks if Huck is a part of the Shepherdson family, in which Huck responds that he is not. Buck explains to him that the Grangerfords and the Shepherdson’s have been in a feud with each other for as long as the families can remember, however, no one knows or can even remember how or why these two families are fighting. Twain goes on to explain that the two families even go to church with their rifles while the priest preaches about love and peace. Twain also uses Boggs and Sherburn to further satirize these nonsensical violent habits. Boggs, who is very drunk, keeps causing a ruckus and speaking ill of Sherburn. Sherburn tells him to stop, but Boggs does not listen, so Sherburn shoots and kills Boggs. Soon after a mob forms declaring that they must kill Sherburn in retaliation. Sherburn tells the mob that they do not have the prowess to go through with their plan to kill him. He says that “Because you’re brave enough to tar and feather poor friendless cast-out women that come along here, did that make you think you had grit enough to lay your hands on a man? Why, a man’s safe in the hands of

A boring lifestyle is never appealing to an imaginative child. In Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Tom is a young child who dreams of an exciting and adventurous life outside his small town. Although while his dreams become more and more ambitious so does his reality. The sudden change in events soon begin to change Tom’s life. As Tom’s small town attracts a criminal everything Tom wishes for begins to come true only in a corrupt way that he never imagined. With all new to keep up with Tom is forced to mature and develop as a character along with those around by leaving behind his childish games and accepting reality. Twain uses character development in Tom and Huck Finn to create unique and special characters.

When thinking of freedom, I imagine being independent and being allowed to do as I please. Also, freedom to me means that people can’t control me and take away my power that I have been given. I think that freedom means something else to everyone because we all have a different idea of what we should be allowed to do/ say and what is rightfully given to us. This probably changes as we get older, more mature, and experience new things in life that alters our ideology of freedom. To Huck, freedom most likely means that he gets to leave his house whenever he wants, doesn't have to listen to the widow or her sister, gets to smoke, and do whatever he pleases. He most likely thinks that people should let him do as he pleases because it is his given right and although this is not true, but he doesn’t know this so everytime someone doesn’t let him go off on his own and do whatever he wants, he thinks that life is unfair and people are trying to bring him

In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck decides that he wants to reject civilization. Huck does not like to live on the shore and would rather live on the river in his raft. Huck learn’s a hand full of new things while living on the river that he never learned on the shore. His experience has helped him to realize how to live.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain initially presents Huck as a naïve narrator, an unreliable character who raises himself on his own. With the help of Jim, a runaway slave, Huck matures in his morals. Throughout the novel, Huck develops into a more mature character. Huck does this through his courage to escape from his father, his ability to take care of himself, and his relationship with Jim. Huckleberry Finn grows into a strong, mature, young man as he develops his relationships and displays courage throughout the novel.

Huckleberry Finn is the main protagonist in the story he is a young boy at the age around 13 to 14 years old he is a very adventurous and mischievous all throughout the story from friends in the book he goes by the nickname hug but constantly has conversations with his conscience as he struggles to find out what is wrong and what is right and society.

Page 4: “After supper she got out her book...I don’t take no stock in dead people.”

This passage about Huck, supports my simile of a sea saw from this reading experience, because of when Huck decides to rat Jim out. There are other factors taking place that has affected the society. It was not easy going against all you knew, the hardship of going against what you have been taught and the belief of your friends and family. In this situation Huck is tipping the seater saw , elevating himself and Jim closer, and closer to the ground. This portion was all about Huck, little to nothing about what Jim wants and needs. Here in this section it shows just how selfish someone can be and how it can cause an effect. Huck, here thinks he is the know it all, the boss.

Normal people in today’s society are not overjoyed about stepping out of their comfort zone. Most people like to do things that are most familiar to that person. An ordinary person would give excuses to why they are not adventurous, such as not having enough time, being scared, or not being in the best financial situation. In Mark Twain’s, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn displays a wide range of personality traits such as being smart, creative, and wild that develops the theme of the power of stepping out of one’s comfort zone.

The evidence that Huck opposes institutions and their influences on an individual is clearly noticeable through symbols, thoughts and dialogue and themes in the action packed novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. The river, which is a major part of the novel, is an important symbol. It represents freedom so when Huck and Jim float on a raft down the river, it shouldn’t surprise us. They both are on the run from society and build a raft so they use the river as a form of transportation. Huck and Jim spend a lot of time floating down the river and away from society.

Huckleberry Finn is the main protagonist in the story he is a young boy at the age around 13 to 14 years old he is a very adventurous and mischievous all throughout the story from friends in the book he goes by the nickname hug but constantly has conversations with his conscience as he struggles to find out what is wrong and what is right and society.