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In the novel of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the author Mark Twain portrays Huck Finn as the main character. The setting of this novel took place shortly before the Civil War. The conflict in the novel was that Huck is trying to be civilized by society throughout the entire novel. Later in the novel though, Huck struggles with making a decision to turn in Jim, and stand up for what he believes in and fight against society, rather than conform to society. Huck acts this way to society because he is an extremely independent individual, he is very accepting of all, and he is really mature for his age.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain provided social commentary on southern society and beliefs. Twain addressed a number of significant issues throughout the novel, including religion and slavery. There are a number of instances where Huck, the 14 year-old protagonist, pushes back against the idea of organized religion. Similarly, Huck encounters a personal and moral dilemma when it comes to the practice of slavery. This idea of rebellion against society is a major concept explored in the book. Small instances of Huck’s rebellion culminate with him eventually freeing a runaway slave. The main examples include Huck’s refusal to learn the Bible, Huck’s decision against not to turn Jim in, and Tom and Huck’s choice to set Jim free at the end of the story. Huck’s refusal to conform to and demonstrate the social norms of the South illustrate the theme of rebellion against society.

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

Huckleberry Finn is a rebellious boy who defies rules whenever he deems it fit. In the satirical novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, a runaway boy befriends an escaped slave in the deep south. The majority of society frowns upon Huck and his choices and he struggles with his decisions the whole novel to reveal thematic subjects such as friendship, love, and betrayal. Throughout the story Huck can’t decide whether to do the right thing or not, but ultimately his heart wins over the views forced upon him by society.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Huck Finn) by Mark Twain is a renown piece of literature both for its usage of language and the historical aspects that are heavily embedded in the storyline. Historically, society has looked at itself, each other, and events differently throughout the years. The slavery in the United States that is so heavily involved in Huck Finn was socially acceptable during the period of the book is no longer socially acceptable; both when Twain is writing Huck Finn and in the present time. What society finds acceptable can set the precedent of what is morally acceptable and this affects how Huckleberry Finn views some of the decisions he makes throughout the book. Huck struggles to understand the world he has grown up in and its moral ideas of how people should be treated. Society of the 1830s was a judgemental one due to the different social statuses and judgments people received from society. Huck Finn is a young boy who

Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck struggles with conflicting views on his morality. The polarizing upbringing of Pap and the widow leave Huck confused about his ethics and unique among others in his southern town, especially Tom Sawyer. This leaves Huck in the singular position of realizing, counter-culturally, that Jim is a real, emotional human being. Throughout the novel, Huck changes from avoiding lying at all costs to lying, cheating and stealing to keep him and Jim together. The one belief system that Huck maintains is staying true and keeping his word to his friends, which carries him throughout the book. All of Huck’s other beliefs are challenged by his experiences on the river and he adapts to overcome them.

Once back on the river after the Shepherdson catastrophe, Huck meets two characters who make careers out of not being who they claim to be. Huck senses early on that the king and duke were just “low-down humbugs and frauds,” but he resolves not to confront them about it because they remind him of his own father. He reasons that “the best way to get along with [Pap’s] kind of people is to let them have their own way” (125, 126). Huck’s likening of the king and duke to Pap after they first meet shows that he will not be looking up to these characters; his familiarity with their type helps to clue the reader in on these rapscallions. While these men never claim to be morally upstanding, they never acknowledge their unscrupulous way of life as wrong and hurtful to others. They get by on deceiving people, which is an unacceptable way to live. Twain wants the reader to dislike these characters regardless of the entertainment they provide, and they do not end up getting away with all of their cons. Twain illustrates with the fates of the Shepherdsons, Pap, and the king and duke alike that neither those falsely claiming to be pious nor those who are unapologetically corrupt will be fulfilled in the end. Considering Huck

Huck is later introduced to the Grangerford family after a ferryboat incident that separated him from Jim. Huck quickly learns of the family feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons. The feud has been going on for so long that no one evens knows what started it anymore. The two families constantly argue and try to kill each each other with the exception of their Sunday church breaks. Even at church, though, the two families sit in opposing pews, glaring at each other with their guns at the ready. “It was pretty ornery preaching - all about brotherly love… everybody said it was a good sermon, and they all talked it over going home, and had such a powerful lot to say about faith and good works” (Twain 109). Twain uses this family feud (one that resembles the story of Romeo and Juliet) to satirize religion. The two families consider themselves Christian and attend church, but are willing to shoot each other down in the middle of a sermon about brotherly love, even though one of the Ten Commandments states “Thou shalt not kill”. Instead of loving and accepting each other, the two families sit in their designated pews glaring at each other, their hatred radiating throughout the entire church. That following Monday, the day after the brotherly love sermon, the family broke out into a deadly gunfight, where members from both families were killed. This is a key example of religious satire because the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons do things, like

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain, is considered to be one of the greatest American works of art. The novel was published in 1885 and was “one book from which all modern American literature” came (Ernest Hemingway). The novel was so powerful because it introduced new ideas into book such as the vernacular language and strong expression of racism. As being one of the greatest American novels, it was one of the most controversial. This novel has faced banishment from schools and libraries over the years, even including shortly after it was published due to the idea of a white boy hanging out/helping a black boy. The continuous argument on whether this novel should be taught in schools is still alive and as strong as ever. “Huckleberry Finn” should be taught in schools for its powerful depictions of racism, which in return does more good than harm. This novel deserves to be presented to all high school students for what it accomplishes to present to the reader.

In the late 19th century, Mark Twain wrote the book “Huckleberry Finn” to highlight the exaggerated racism during the mid 1800’s. Racism was a major conflict in the 1800’s and 1900’s. Mark twain noticed the issue and wrote the book “Huckleberry Finn” in which he highlighted the matter of racism. In the book, Huck is the main character who flees home with a runaway slave, which, is very out of the ordinary for a young white boy to be with a black man. Huck's dad, Pap, is an ignorant alcoholic. He shows excessive racism in his rant against black people. Through the exaggeration of Pap’s rant against black people, Mark Twain is satirizing racism in the south as being harsh and irrational.

Huck hates that when he is with the widow Douglas he has to be civilized an constantly groans when they have to pray at the table

His second guessing about society, and his strong relationship with Jim, leads to Huck questioning many of things he was thought about the world. Huck’s individuality creates him as a sharp, intelligent boy, even with no education. With this he is able to see the world not like most 12 year olds. His individuality causes him to see the world as a corrupt and out of place system. Huck decides to “go to hell” rather than follow the rules and what he was taught.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the great books in America, written by Mark Twain in 1884. It’s a classic. This heart-wrenching, yet, heart-warming story is about friendship, religion, and man against society. The story is about and told by non other than Huckleberry Finn himself. Huck, as most called him is just a boy looking for an adventure and wanting to escape from his cruel, alcoholic father (Twain, Chapter 7). Huck eventually runs away from home, stages his own murder, and goes on the adventure he has always coveted (Chapter 8). He accidentally runs into Jim, continues the adventure with him and they form what will eventually be a very strong friendship. Throughout the book, Huck is at war with himself as to whether he should turn Jim in because he’s a runaway slave, despite the fact that he believes it’s the “right thing to do”.

They have a generation long feud with the Shepherdsons. The two families do not even know why the feud started, but they continue to kill each other for some unknown reason. Huck sees this brutality and realizes that even the most sophisticated and dignified families are not perfect. Huck sees his friend killed and decides he does not want to stay here any more and travels down the river with Jim where the eventually comes to the Wilkes

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a nonfiction novel written by Mark Twain is a story of adventure, racism, growing up, change, learning, and most importantly; a story of its time. The novel was written after the American Civil War, but the events in it were based before. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel with very diverse characters, each showing themes that make up the story. However, one character gives the novel a huge amount of impact. Pap Finn, the father of the main character and narrator, is a character that greatly effects the whole entire novel. Although Pap is not present throughout the whole novel, he influences his son, Huck into many things that make the novel into what it is.