Essay on Is Huck Finn Too Mature?

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

In this section, insight into the character of Jim is portrayed. Jim comes across as sincere and trustworthy. The loyalty of Jim and Huck to each other begins to be seen. An example of Jim’s loyalty is seen when Jim is overjoyed to find Huck is still alive after they are separated in the fog. During this section, it begins to be apparent that Jim would be willing to sacrifice to be sure that Huck is safe but Huck does not yet return those feelings. During this section, Huck’s moral dilemma about helping a slave escape begins to surface. The fact that the relationship is strengthening is revealed when Huck lies about having smallpox on their raft in order to prevent Jim from being caught as a slave. Huck again assumes several identities during this section, which reveal much about him. On the raft, Huck is very mature and responsible. He becomes the son of a

During the book, Huck hasn’t really experienced what life really was and what you might encounter during times that just come out of anything. Jim is someone that you might call strange and unexpected. When Huck

The first book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, features Huck, who narrates his adventures along the Mississippi with Jim, a runaway slave. Huck escapes from his alcoholic, abusive father early in the book, and, immediately thereafter, is primarily concerned with his own survival and contentment. However, even these basic amenities are threatened as he continues his voyage south. First and foremost, Huck must survive in the wild, a task he undertakes with remarkable skill and resourcefulness. Early on in the novel, Huck's skill at living in the wilderness is plainly established, and the reader never doubts his ability to provide for himself.

Even though the book shows immaturity I think the audience it's intended for is old enough to not be influenced by bad behavior in a book. This leads me into my next point The strength of writing of Mark Twain. Mark Twain’s writing is very unique because of the way he studies the background of the people the books are about. One of the best features of the book is the way Mark Twain uses dialect. "No! W'y, what has you lived on? But you got a gun. Oh, yes, you got a gun. Dat's good. Now you kill sumfn en I'll make up de fire." (Twain). As you can see in the quotes Mark Twain has a magical way of writing and giving an accurate picture of how it was in the mid 1800s.

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 book teaches us that huck is just a kid influenced by racism trying to get his slave friend out of the south

This causes him to be frustrated and to start resenting prayer and religion altogether. Later, when Huck contemplates turning Jim in, he has an epiphany. Huck decided to get "a piece of paper and a pencil," (213) and write a letter to Miss Watson, but he began to think about his actions, and he decided that he will "go to hell" (214) anyway, so he "tore it up" (214). Organized religion and society has taught Huck that turning Jim in is the right thing to do, but he cannot bring himself to do it. Huck realizes that everyone's life is important. Huck's life-changing realization represents Twain's own opinion on the issue of slavery.

Jim’s words had a big affect on Huck, who realizes that Jim is a person, and that his feelings can be hurt.

to him and decides not to turn in Jim. Finally, the last test of Huck’s

All that matters to him is his preferences and the way that he wants to live is his own

This is a very important part in Huck’s life because he begins to grow from a punk kid who lies and pulls pranks to someone who realizes that pranks and lies hurt people both emotionally and sometimes

This conflict within Huck illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole because Huck blames himself for what had happened and it could have been avoided had he acted at the right

Who gives huck friendship, his heart to god and his life for a silly feud.

Although Huck ultimately does what he feels is right, the reader is left with a sense that the issue is not completely eradicated from Huck's conscience.