The Themes of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? by Mark Twain is, on the surface, a rather childlike book. It explains the adventures of a young man; all the things he does, all the ?dangerous? situations he is in, all the things he sees. The book is not usually taken for more than an adventure novel. Not many people, especially teenagers, take the time to really understand the meaning behind the book. Mark Twain not only entertained the reader, but he also emphasized some key points in a boy?s life. Those key points, or themes, are what will be discussed throughout the course of this paper.The main theme in ?The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? is the theme of passage. At a certain point in every boy?s life, he goes through a rite of passage into adulthood. In this novel, Huck went through a rite of passage. Widow Douglass tried her best to ?sivilize? Huck. She was unsuccessful and couldn?t figure what to do. The boy just would not listen. The problem was that Huck was not quite finished being a child yet. A child will often do the opposite of what his guardian tells him to do. Widow Douglass told Huck to go to school, and tried to teach him manners. Huck defied. Huck wasn?t going to become an adult until he was good and read
Once again, Huck finds something very wrong with society and shouts, ?human beings can be awful cruel to one another. Next stop on his journey involves the Wilks family. He decides he doesn?t want to complicate things, and calls the two frauds by their self-appointed titles, the King, and the Duke, and does whatever they ask. He sought out the Phelps? family plantation, and upon arrival, was mistaken for Aunt Sally?s nephew, Tom Sawyer. Tom, now know as Sid Sawyer, agrees to help Huck. He chooses not to turn Jim in, and in doing so, becomes aware of how much their relationship really means to him. Jim taught Huck so much, whether either of them realized it or not. They make an elaborate plan to help Jim escape. He hides the inheritance the king and duke wrongfully collected, and tells Mary Jane (one of Peter Wilkes real sisters) where the money is hidden. He asked the judge to hold his money for him, and he began going to school all the time. In a frenzy, the two boys rescue Jim, and while they run away, Tom gets shot. When Huck asks why the families are feuding, no one could give him an answer.
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