Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn displays the development of a pre-teen boy named Huck Finn. We see Huck develop in character, attitude and maturity as he travels down the Mississippi River. This is demonstrated through Huck's search for freedom from 'sivilisation' and what it believes. He makes observations of the immoral society which he lives in. Most importantly, we live through Huck's confusion over his supposedly unacceptable behavior.
             Huck's unhappiness with 'sivilisation' and its beliefs is what triggers his development. Initially, we see as an uneducated 12 year old, born in pre-civil war America. He lives with Widow Douglas (Huck's foster parent) and Miss Watson (Widow Douglas' sister) who both try to 'sivilise' Huck through many things. They use religion, manners and beliefs to try to make him conform to society. Huck's limited understanding in the 'sivilised' world also limited his comprehension of certain things in society such as religion "...she told me all about the bad place, and I said I wish I was there." Another quote which exemplifies this is when he says, "She put me in them new clothes again, and I couldn't do nothing but sweat and sweat, and feel all cramped up." Huck had a mind of his own no matter what society expected from each person. He still held strong to his own feelings throughout everything.
             The novel begins where we see Huck being kidnapped by his father, a drunken man who was part of society's corruption. At first, Huck enjoys the relief from religion and the 'sivilized' life. "It warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was and liked it..." but later decides that he actually misses it. Huck goes through his father treating him bad which ranged from beatings to being locked up days at a time. Huck finally escapes his father and finds refugee on Jackson Island. Soon, Huck encounters Jim, a black slave owne
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