Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain shows the theme of freedom as an important part of the novel. Huck, a young boy in hopes of escaping the pressures of society, and a runaway slave named Jim join together on a journey towards freedom. Huck and Jim felt the need to escape in fear they did not fit into the norms of society. Huck and Jim used the Mississippi River as an aid to bring them to a society who will accept them for they are. From the beginning of the novel Huck is portrayed as a practical and independent young boy. Huck wants to escape because he feels that society is against him, and he does not want to conform to their ways. He develops a plan to get away from his drunken father, and succeeds at es
Once Jim and Huck are together they face problems on their journey to freedom. Huck finds himself traveling down the Mississippi River running away from the life manipulated by those around him. This bond of an African American slave and young white boy developed from them sharing the same dream. Freedom to both of them is the ability to live without constant demands and pressures from others around them. They developed a special bond rooted from their similar "desire" to escape. And when they reach land and Huck experiences the Shepherdson-Grangerford episode he experiences the hostility of the neighbor's feud. Huck and Jim are constantly trying to reach freedom without being caught. Huck and Jim land another time and meet the King and the Dauphin. Jim was facing racial inequality and he felt he could not live like that anymore. Through the novel there is a controversy between whites and blacks of the time period. However, after all their negative experiences on land, they always return to the river. The river for Huck and Jim continually saved them and aided them on their journey to freedom. Jim no longer wanted be a slave so he decided to run North in search of freedom.
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