Huckleberry Finn Character Traits

Huck’s statement is still a little racist, but he is showing that he is sorry for his actions and that Jim means a lot to him. This is a huge step in the right direction, especially as racism is so rampant in this time period

Huck's dissatisfaction in civilization and it's beliefs is the trigger to his development and growth. At first, Huck is shown as an ignorant 12 year old, born in to the harsh life of pre civil

He may only be around the age of 12 or 13, but he is forced to learn how to survive on his own. Huck really didn’t have much of a father, unless a thief and a drunk is counted as a “father”. He did still have Jim as a leader, but he still matured immensely. Society isn’t lenient about equality. Its right or its wrong, no in between. There is harsh judgment towards those who go against society beliefs. Huck is one of those characters. Even through the judgment Huck is still very mature and remains mature, but he wasn’t always mentally and emotionally mature. At first, in the beginning of the novel, Huck wasn’t even able to look at a dead body, because of his innocence. “It made myself so sick I most fell out of the tree. I aint a-going to tell all that happened- it would make me sick again if I was to do that” (112). This portrays how innocent Huck really was, when they found the dead body. But more importantly it portrays how far Huck has come with his maturity.

In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, the main character Huck matures throughout the book due to a sense of growing morality and accepting responsibility for his actions. The character of Huckleberry Finn is introduced to the reader as a lower class, uneducated kid with no manners that is influenced by a greedy society. As the novel progresses Huck into a wonderful, strong character that has dug deep into what it means to be an individual, and by becoming mature, he has also escaped from the negative way society depicts African Americans.

The novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, covers the situations and people Huckleberry Finn encounters after he runs away. Huck prevents his alcoholic father from getting his fortune and is able to run away after his father, Pap, kidnaps him and leaves town. It has many colorful characters that exhibit several facets of society at that time in history. It is anti-racist although it uses the word "nigger" frequently. Huck seems to struggle throughout the book with what he has been taught and what is morally right. His main and most consistent interaction is with Jim, a runaway slave. Although he had been taught differently throughout his entire life, he eventually makes the choice to go against what society deems to be right and be Jim's

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.

Throughout the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main character, Huck goes through major changes. The story is set before the Civil War in the South. Huck is a child with an abusive father who kidnaps him from, Widow Douglas and Miss Watson, the people he was living with. He eventually escapes from his father and finds Jim, Miss Watson’s runaway slave. As Huck travels with Jim, Huck begins to realize that Jim is more than a piece of property. During the travel down the river, Huck makes many decisions that reflect his belief that Jim deserves the same rights he has. Because of these realizations, Huck chooses to do the right thing in many instances. Some of these instances where Huck does the right thing instead of society’s

Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Twain portrays Huck as an immature 14 year old boy, living with his abusive father in a racist and restrictive society, that solves his problems by running away. Twain uses Huck and intricate diction to suggest a theme that running away from your problems is never the solution. As the book progresses so does Huck, every few chapters he morally evolves, although his mindset is stagnant when facing civilization.

In the novel, Huck learns a big lesson. Huck bonds with Jim causing him to rethink many things he is taught. Jim exclaims, “‘Dah you goes, de ole true Huck, de on’y white genlmen dat ever kep’ his promise to ole Jim’” (Twain 83). Jim is a slave, therefore, he is not treated with much kindness.

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.

Huck interprets his environment and suggests realistic descriptions of his life. Huck has many practical and naive views and perceptions. Huck possesses the ability to adapt to almost any situation. He is playful and independent but practical and wise. He is very inventive, compassionate, and logical and these traits allow him to survive through

Huck was born in a time when blacks were treated as another race and where everyone should pray to god and only do right, however he was a rebel and committed sins many times, and was friend with a black slave named Jim. These actions could lead us to believe that Mark Twain wanted to tell us how we can live how we wanted and didn’t have to live how other wanted us to, and to overall be your own person. Even though Huck was somewhat illiterate,had an abusive father, and went through many hardships throughout this novel, Huck could not have been a better main character nor could he have been a more admirable hero.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain explores the ideas of growth and maturity as shown through Huck’s realization of Jim’s humanity, his choice choosing to steal the money from the Duke and King, and finally, his decision to help Jim become a free man. One example of growth and maturity in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was Huck's gradual realization that Jim was a human being and his growing sympathy towards him. Huck states, “ I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks do for their’n”(Twain 155). Huck deals with constant inner conflict during his many adventures. He is pressured by society’s view on slavery, influencing Huck to turn in Jim and force him back into bondage.

Huck and Jim go through many adventures together, Huck trying to help Jim be a free man; but thinking him as an equal. The overall theme of the novel is the coming of age over a period of time. “They talked it over, and they was going to rule me out, because they said every boy must have a family or somebody to kill, or else it wouldn’t be fair and square for the others. Well, nobody could think of anything to do-everybody was stumped, and set still. I was most ready to cry; but all at once I thought of a way, and so I offered them Miss Watson-they could kill her” (6).

Hucks opinions on slavery and African Americans had completely changed, and he began to realize that Jim had feelings as well. At first, Huck thought of Jim as any other slave, and treated him with childish