Huck Finn
Huck Might Have Become a River Boat CaptainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi were both written by Mark Twain. However, they were written at different times in his life. This obviously affects the type of voice and themes present in the two stories. Keeping this in mind it is essential to compare and analyze these differences present in each of the stories.In the passage from Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain describes Jim and Huck's independence on the river by constantly using words such as "lonesomeness," "stillness," and "not a sound." The voice that Twain gave Huck is that of a young uneducated boy, who is utterly enjoying every moment of his life, and all the new experiences he is having. Huck and Jim basically just "lazy" along down the river traveling only at night and not really caring how fast or slow they are traveling, just taking in the sites and talking about su
The story is told by an old, hardened river boat captain. ch things as whether or not the moon laid the stars. Huck only sees the romance of adventure while on the river. The passage from Life on the Mississippi is similar to the passage from Huck Finn because it describes the river in a similar way. " This quote is the best example of him describing what is there and being pessimistic and at the same time realistic. It also seems like he has lost his love for the river. In a way I think that the captain could be Huck when he has gotten much older and has been living on the river his entire life. I feel that is also the underlying theme of the passage. Twain describes the river as being wide, and depicts what is on the horizon just as he does in the passage from Huck Finn. During this time of his life Mark Twain might possibly have been going through the same experiences and decided to write Huck Finn in such a way as to express his new found interest and feeling of supreme freedom on the river. The two outlooks of the characters are obviously very different. Huck's point of view is very different he does not have the same knowledge of the river that the captain has, and does not know that he should be afraid. He knows too well the ways of the river and can no longer feel the same way he once felt. The captain sees only the danger of the river.
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