Hucklebery Finn and Pleasentville
Have you ever heard of the great Mark Twain? Many people have and recognize his novels by name; especially his most famous book called Huckleberry Finn. The great thing about Huck is that it was meant to be a simple book, but ended up deemed a classic. The reason for this is that it contains many great american themes and motifs. Many American novels, books and movies also contain these themes and motifs, making it very easy to compare Huckleberry Finn to Pleasantville. Although very different "stories", in comparison Huck and Pleasantville have the same motifs. Both the movie and the book have the motifs of going west, rebel vs. the establishment and Jim Crow/Shaman. This essay will compare these common American motifs. The "go west" motif is about the characters running away or escaping from where they previously were (this doesn't necessarily have to include a trip west). In Huck Finn the river is the tool used
When she arrives in Pleasantville she becomes the Crow and acts very strange compared to everyone else. to help Huck and Jim escape from their life. When Jim and Huck go down the river Jim turns into the Shaman, and becomes somewhat smarter and intuitive. David convinces most of the teen-agers to think differently than they were taught and this turns the town into colour. The last motif in these two works is the Jim Crow/Shaman motif, where one character acts stupid or strange in "society" and then becomes very intuitive in "nature". The reason for this is that people who write stories don't realize they are putting motifs into their work, it comes naturally from being American. The other establishment would the Widow Douglas/Miss. Watson/Aunt Polly figure in Huck's life. Huck refuses to believe that people can be so shallow and religious, and also believes that this comes from being "civilized". The river helps to take Huck and Jim away from civilization and reunite them with nature. It seems he is always rebelling on one of these people who are trying to civilize him. In Huck, Jim is the Crow/Shaman, changing with his surroundings. The river also helps to free them from "slavery", Huck being a "slave" to the Widow Douglas and Jim actually being Miss Watson's slave. David is against the adults because he cannot get most of them to believe his way of thinking. In conclusion both Huck Finn and Pleasantville contain many similar motifs, three of them being the go west, rebel vs.
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