Huck Finn The Most Surprising Ending Analysis

The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has stirred up much controversy over such topics as racism, prejudice and gender indifference, but the brunt of the criticism has surrounded itself around the ending, most notably with the re-entry of Tom Sawyer. Some people viewed the ending as a bitter disappointment, as shared by people such as Leo Marx. The ending can also be viewed with success, as argued by such people as Lionel Trilling, T.S. Eliot, V. S. Pritchett and James M. Cox in their essays and reviews. I argue that the ending of the novel proves successful in justifying the innocence of childhood through such themes as satire and frivolous behaviour.

     After reading your famous novel, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” I don’t feel that the ending you have created is suitable for the book. Throughout the entire novel, Huck is going to all extremes to help out a friend in need, Jim. As a slave, Jim is grateful for having such an honest and open friend like Huck, but it seems as if when he finds out he was free all along, things change. When Jim and Huck found themselves at the end of their journey, neither had anything left to run from because Huck’s dad was dead and Jim found out that Mrs. Watson freed him when she passed away a few months ago and hoped he would soon be with his family. Because of this ending of your choice, we never

Beyond a shadow of doubt, there are a lot of things I learned in both these books. Their story lines are amazing and they left me powerful messages that are useful in life. Moreover, though these books were written in different settings, Huck Finn which was written when slavery was still legal and Long Walk to Freedom, which was written secretly in prison, they send identical memos about challenges and how wrong is can be. Also that, it can lead to fatalities and terrible endings. As well as, nobody was born racism, kids are taught it, therefore racism is cruel. Lastly, listening to our hearts can sometimes be important because it is the only way for us to live according to the natural moral circle.

Huck and Jim get away from Jackson Island without getting found by their hunters. To avoid getting caught, they travel during the night and hide during the day. Huck listens to what his dad told him before and steals chickens for food. “Pap always said, take a chicken when you get a chance, because if you don't want him yourself you can easy find somebody that does, and a good deed ain't ever forgot.” While Huck’s pap thinks of this as borrowing, the widow thinks of it as stealing. Later, they find a wrecked steamship in the middle of the storm. Huck hears two people talking about killing the third person. Huck knew that Tom Sawyer would never be afraid of that, so why should they? Jake Packard is the man with the gun and he is trying to convince his friend Bill to kill the third person on the ship, Jim Turner. Jake also says that they should plunder the rest of the boat then let him drown when the boat goes under the water. If they do this, they could have clean consciences. Huck decides to get the sheriff, but their raft broke loose and is going down the river.

Mark Twain had included the last ten chapters of Huckleberry Finn for his own purpose of showing the reader how all the events in the first half of the book are a lot different from the end. Though there are people out there that criticize Twain’s reasons for doing these, taking a closer look at the book and how closely it connects to the end will open an audience’s mind in understanding that Twain added these “extra” chapters to connect Huck to the original character of the series Tom and how major differences in their morals have changed as well as showing how far Huck and Jim would go to help one another.

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck grows as a character in significant ways through the experiences he has had in the book. He makes moral choices and his views on the world around him change over the course of his story. A major aspect to this is how he views Jim and his relationship with Jim changes, which affects many choices Huck makes throughout the book. The internal conflicts and realizations that help Huck grow subsequently change his views and help him become a more moral person.

C.G Jung, the founder of analytical psychology once said, “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become”. Jung’s belief is revealed throughout Mark Twain’s enlightening novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, through the main character, Huckleberry Finn’s decisions to rise above society’s norms creating his own personal beliefs. The novel begins revealing Huck’s ongoing struggle to become “civilized”. After many failed attempts from Miss Watson and the widow, Huck refuses to accept their “civilized” way of life deeming it intolerable. Therefore, when presented with the chance to escape civilization Huck jumped at the opportunity, faked his death, and set out for freedom aboard a raft. As Huck proceeds on his journey he decides to take refuge on Jackson’s Island keeping him hidden and safe. Amidst scrounging for provisions, Huck encounters a runaway slave who he soon recognizes to belong to Miss Watson. Jim reveals he has runaway out of fear of being sold and separated from his family. When Huck learns of this he empathizes for Jim. They then begin their quest for freedom aboard a raft ,heading down the Mississippi river, both completely unaware of the challenges that lie ahead. Twain effectively utilizes dialogue in order to prove freedom from society is necessary in order to develop a personal belief system.Twain illustrates this theme throughout his eye opening novel through the narrator, Huck finn’s dialogue, sharing his perceptions as to what he believes to be right and wrong, his views towards racism, and his religious beliefs. Revealing how greatly they differ prior to his time aboard the raft free from society.

Then, he tears the inside of the shack apart to make it look like people came in and killed him.

R​The book starts off with Huck Finn telling what happened after the events in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huck Finn is now living with the Widow Douglas. Huck Finn describes how he feels lonesome and wants to go somewhere. After some time Huck Finn hears a “me-yow” noise and sneaks out of the house to see Tom Sawyer standing in there. The chapter then ends.

Jim is introduced and seen later in the story. Jim is a slave owned by Miss Watson, who

Adding to the use of the N-word, scholars also argue that Jim as a slave is negatively depicted in Huck Finn. Some experts believe that Jim’s characterization is not one of equal to that if the white characters. Blacks are portrayed as less intelligent and even inhuman (Wallace 21). Even the basic skills that all humans should have, Lester feels blacks in the novel lack. Jim in particular does not have the ability to really think on his own (Lester 201-202). Many critics suggest that Jim is the typical minstrel character. From his distinctive speech to his loyalty to whites, Jim shows his slave like mentality (Nichols 212). Other critics also agree that Jim only helps out whites around him out of obligation. Lester feels that Jim acts in this manner because that is what whites expect of

A difficult moral situation is presented to Huck that has no option which completely satisfies his conscience after he discovers the Phelps farm purchased Jim. Huck is afraid of the social repercussions he might face for his previous actions with Jim if he notifies Ms. Watson about Jim’s location. On the other hand, Huck has pity for Jim if he were to be detached from Huck. Huck disregards the social consequences he may face and attempts to reunite with Jim anyway. His decision goes against the way he was nurtured as a boy, showing an ability to think individually even if his opinion is unpopular. Huck’s decision to help Jim is courageous because it opposes the racially discriminatory qualities and unethical morals Huck developed as a

A man calls off the dogs, saving Huck, who introduces himself as “George Jackson.” The man invites “George” into his house, where the hosts express an odd suspicion that Huck is a member of a family called the Shepherdsons. Eventually, Huck’s hosts decide that he is not a Shepherdson. The lady of the house tells Buck, a boy about Huck’s age, to get Huck some dry clothes. Buck says he would have killed a Shepherdson had there been any Shepherdsons present. Buck tells Huck a riddle, but Huck does not understand the concept of riddles. Buck says Huck must stay with him and they will have great fun. Huck, meanwhile, invents an elaborate story to explain how he was orphaned. Buck’s family, the Grangerfords, offer to let Huck stay with them for as

“What do you mean, he’s got my eyes? That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard, and you’ve heard the things that Wedge says sometimes. We’re not related. How can he--”

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