The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn
Nobility is a term used for honorable people that are looked up to by othersbecause of their actions and respected reputations. Huck Finn obtains this trait as he runsinto difficult situations in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn. After Huckescapes from the hold of society and his drunkard pap, he encounters one problem afterthe other. Along side with him is a runaway slave named Jim. Huck has to try to save hisfriend from being caught while also trying to find himself a new life. In his journey, thedecisions he makes at every turn enables readers to easily term him as noble. Althoughsome readers may see Huck only as a little boy who likes to fool around, in reality, he isthe most noble character in the novel because he is trustworthy and he makes wise In the beginning of the novel, Huck was seen as a boy who just enjoyed having funwith his friends. Some readers may also see him through this view throughout the novel. While Huck is playing with his friends, one boy, Tom Sawyer, decides to make a gang thatwould terrorize the town and go after "...Spanish merchants and rich A-rabs... inCave-Hollow with two hundred elephants and six hundred camels..." (22)
Huck felt that heshould turn Jim in because Miss Watson did not deserve to have her slave taken awayfrom her. During the journey, Jim had to trust Huck with his life and Huck had to take fullresponsibility. Huck decides to tell one of the nieces,Mary Jane, because he felt sorry them and knew it was the right thing to do. At one point on thetrip, Huck felt bad that Jim had run away from his owner, Miss Watson. Because of Huck's trustworthy nature, Jim was kept awayfrom harm, yet when danger did come, Huck was able to get him out. Even during this dreadful predicament, Huck takes humor outof it and did not think about what Jim felt. Huck's conscience had gottenthe best of him as it said to him, "What had poor Miss Watson done to you that you couldsee her nigger go off right under your eyes and never say one single word? What did thatpoor old woman do to you that you could treat her so mean" (91). This shows his trustworthy nature and how he can be considered noble. Huck felt bad because they were also taking away money from the dead man'snieces. Anyone would want to catch Jim to collect the reward and now it was upto Huck to keep him safe.
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