In Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the author introduces a young and good-hearted boy, who experiences a significant change in his basic views on society. Huck Finn is the central character who is looked down upon by society for his dislike for civilization. He dislikes the ways of civilization because they are restraining and difficult. Huck does not want to conform to society and instead he wishes to escape to be free and satisfied. He is ignorant of book learning, he wants to wear old rags instead of clean clothes, and he likes his food messy. Although Huck never challenges society and conventional morality, he does, however, try to escape it, which is shown through his actions, feelings, and interaction with others.
             Huck becomes more human to the reader through his separation from society. Due to his upbringing, Huck is raised to believe that slavery is part of society and that all slaves are just mere possessions. It is not until he runs away from home and society that he begins to have a new perspective. One of the most important and significant scenes is where Huck is forced to decide whether he should help Jim or let him continue to be a slave. Huck is stuck in a bind where he is to choose between society or his own morals. Because Huck eventually develops a close friendship with Jim, Huck chooses to go out of the social order to sacrifice his life to help save Jim because "people would call [him] a low down Abolitionist and despise [him] for keeping mum---but that don't make no difference" (Twain 38).
             Huck's view of Jim as a human being, opposed that of society, and by helping to free Jim, Huck freed himself of society's conventionalized iniquity. Huck does not care how much society resents him for wanting to help Jim escape slavery. Huck feels it is the right thing and so he does it, contradicting ideas of the social norms. The way that these decisions are made show...