Huck Finn Is A Dynamic Character

While one can argue that Huck and Jim are flat or round characters, they are in truth, flat characters with round characteristics. Both

Huckleberry Finn- The main character, from whom we get a first person account of in much of the book. Huck travels down the Mississippi to escape his abusive, alcoholic father. On the way he meets the theatrical King and Duke who come up with endless schemes to get rich. Huck is involved in every significant plot event because the book is focused around his journey. Some adjectives to describe Huck are: Rebellious, Brave, Smart, Patient, Content, Generous, and Loyal. Huck’s most notable attribute is his ability to discern what is right and wrong.

In the beginning of the book huck acts very childish kid who is uncivilized and has no morals. Huck had a very abusive father that was always drunk when huck was younger. Because of this a widow by the name of miss Watson gains cutody of huck. Miss Watson unlike huck is a very sivilized women with high morals. Huck then is kidnapped by his pap because huck had found a lot of gold. Huck then is able to escape and runs into one of miss watsons slaves witch is run away. His name is jim and he helps huck become a mature person through there experiences together.

The main character, Huckleberry Finn, has to make tough decisions based on his beliefs. Although Huck is constantly tormented by moral dilemmas, including slavery and two con artists, he becomes a stronger person through these struggles. Huck is a compassionate person, and it shows

Huck changes through the course of the novel by joining a band, running away from his father, and makes friend with Jim a former slave in his runaway journey.

Tom also served as foil- but to Huck. Huck is very observant and defiant, but he has matured

When talking about Tom being shot, he states, “He had a dream,” I says, “and it shot him” (Twain 277). The climax of the novel is when Huck says he will go to hell in order to save Jim. They show the true meaning of friendship as Tom sacrifices his body as well as what Huck says. It is ironic how Tom and Huck were doing what is right, but, are shot because of how stupid racism was. It is also cool how Huck seems so calm under pressure. He tells a funny lie and still somehow gets away with it. He is willing to do anything to save his friends just like they would for him. The falling action is the best part of the story as the story comes together as a whole, and we learn new things. Jim has far more humanity than Tom Sawyer. Earlier in the book it states, “I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for their'n. It don't seem natural, but I reckon it's so"(Twain 157). Jim is superstitious and occasionally sentimental, but he is also intelligent, practical, and ultimately more of an adult than anyone else in the novel. Bercovitch states, “Jim, the example of man-reduced-to-beast-of-burden, is articulating the self-evident truths of human equality”(Bercovitch). Throughout the story, Jim never wants to hurt Huck, but, Tom is a liar. Kevin Scott states in his writing, “Tom has none of Huck's concerns” (Scott). Tom doesn’t know what it is like to be in

In mostly every chapter of the book, Huck shows how he can be a spotlight character. The moral Huck possesses is much greater than any others, and that is something that only true heroes' possess. Hucks' father, Pap, would abuse Huck every now and then, "I reckoned I was scared now, too; but in a minute I see I was mistaken - that is after the first jolt, as you may say, when my breath sort of hitched, he being so unexpected; but right after I see I warn't scared of him worth bothring about"(Twain 17). Huck wouldn't let his father get under his skin; he wouldn't revolt back at his father and take action. He let what was going to happen, happen, and it didn't really affect him. Huck was a little different than most people, he saw a different view of life, a more humane way of life, "I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: "All right then, I'll go to hell"...and tore it up. It was awful thoughts and awful words, but they was said. And I let them stay said; and never thought no more about reforming"(Twain 191). Huck decided against turning Jim in because their

1. How does Huck appear to be superior to Tom? In what ways is Huck Finn a superior character archetype to the likes of Tom Sawyer?- well in many a ways, yes sir indeedie! ….. Main point--ergo,the imperative difference--is that Huck Finn is a dynamic character, where (completely like its definition), experiences all the major themes, and both sides of them, and comes to the realistic, practical, right, and humanitarian conclusions regarding those themes. Whereas Tom Sawyer remains static, and focuses more on the scheme, the ploy, the convolution of the plan, and the adventure, and disregarding the final effects or possible outcomes of the scheme. Tom does not care if anyone but himself get hurt along the way.

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

Huck's observation and reaction to the feud of the two families has reinforced his conscience about the chaos of white society in comparison to Negroes. Huck's reaction in regards to the King and the Duke is also an important point in Huck's development as a person. Huck, having been exposed and shown the immoral and corrupt products of society has grown strong enough to work against society in the end. This development has allowed huck go approach society in a more skeptical manner and to confront and accept that society and the world is not Widow Douglas' delusional mirage. This resulted in Huck to have more confidence in his relationship with Jim and loosened his bond with society's immoral

Huck is a practical and logical character. He observes is environment and puts out realistic observations. His views on certain things are somewhat naive, which also creates the humor of the book. Throughout the novel, Huck realizes that his deficiency is bad, because

Huck often cannot understand Tom’s Romantic ideals due to his practical nature, but Huck complacently follows him because he sees Tom as an authoritative figure. When Tom Sawyer starts his gang, Huck questions Tom’s made up adventures, noting

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.

He might be sneaky but he is the protagonist character because he is the main character and he tries to help a slave became free. Also there are other protagonist characters in the story. Like Jim the runaway slave, he is a protagonist character because he helps people and he is Huck’s friend. Even though he is a runaway slave he means well. Some antagonist characters are Huck’s father, Duke, King, Miss Watson, shepherdsons, and the phelps. The father is antagonist because he traps Huck in a cabin and he is always beating Huck. The Duke and the King are antagonist because they sell Jim and they are always getting Huck and Jim in trouble.Miss Watson is protagonist and antagonist because she gives Huck food and a home but she tries to civilize him. Huck does not like from that because he does not want to be civilized. The Shepherdsons weren't really Huck’s enemy but they were shooting at him and his friend. That is the same for the Phelps but instead they gave food and a home to Huck but they had Jim and Huck wanted Jim to be free.