A Journey Toward Maturation
"Jim has a little while in him.."(chapter 41) This is what Huckleberry Finn concludes about Jim at the end of the novel. Thus, this quote singularly signifies the maturation and development of Huck Finn during this novel. In the beginning of the novel he was immature and easily swayed by society's thinking but, towards the end he decides that what he was taught wasn't right and makes up his own way of viewing the world. With this in mind, Huckleberry Finn grows and develops with the conflicts that he must overcome. The three main conflicts in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, that show major maturation and development are the Grangerfords vs. the Shepardsons, the Boggs incident, and the Peter Wilks problem. In the beginning of chapter XVII is where Huck learns to face his problems with the Grangerfords and the Shepardsons. He wanders onto shore (Jim is still on the raft down by the river) were he is startled by dogs barking at him, this is where he meets an old Grangerford and he invites Huck to come inside his home. After he is inside Huck soon meets Buck Grangerford and learns about their family feud between the Shepardsons and the Grangerfords. Buck has no idea how the feud was sparked but he was
Even though the outcome of these problems were not all positive, they had a very positive result on Huck making him a better person overall. He learned that lying, cheating, and stealing is not the way to live a truthful life. The next area of the novel to examine is the Peter Wilks clash. This proves that Huck's maturity is rising. In conclusion, Huck's growth in this novel was centered on these three main incidents. Take this six thousand dollars, and invest for me and my sisters any way you want to, and don't give us no receipt for it. The next problem in Huck's adventure that brings on growth and maturity, is the incident with Boggs. The dead family member's name was Peter Wilks, and he left his brothers, Harvey and William Wilks six thousand dollars to invest any way that he liked. This problem happens in chapter XXI and starts on page 136. This just proves that Huck's maturity is growing with the problems that he faces throughout the novel. Peter's daughter Mary Jane fell right into their trap and said, "Here's my answer. " Huck notices that Boggs is very loud and that he continuously is making fun of a man named Sherburn. The 3townspeople believe that he should be "lynched" but it never happens because of his power in the town. He thought that it was wrong for the King and Duke to con those innocent people of their money even if it would make him rich.
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