Importance of the River in The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
In the novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn the setting has a large
influence on Huck's character. The period of time that Huck lived in was a
distinct era. The country was changing rapidly. During this period steam
engines enabled rivers to be used as mass transportation, an idea that had never
been explored until now. Waterways were the first way in which large amounts of
goods could be transported efficiently. This drastically changed much of the
nation's economy. Huge factories were built in the north and southern
plantations tripled their production by using machines. There were many traits
of this era that can be seen by looking at the components of Huck's character,
his language, actions and thoughts. Some of these traits are sutle and can be
easily missed but others are very obvious and powerful. This period of change
was the setting of Huck's childhood.
One trait that is indicative of the era is the social class of Huck and
Huck's language. It is greatly affected by his social class and setting. The
broken English is a sign of Huck's low social class. In addition it also shows
that he is from a southern river town. This can be seen from his expressions
and accent. The language of the novel also assists the reader to get into the
laid back, southern mood of the book. By doing so the story is brought to life.
It seems as if someone were to bring you back to the time when the novel and the
events in it occurred.
Because of the rules of the time that Huck's character is governed upon,
Huck was never educated. During the early 1800s there was no law that required
children to go to school, therefore his low intellect has a strong impact on
Huck's character. It gives him a "plain and simple" outlook on life, this
trait can been seen throughout the book in Huck's character. One specific area
it affects is Huck's plans for his future. Huck only thought about what he was
going to do for present. Huck had an incapable father. He was thought of as
Continuing what he had started in the first eleven chapters, Twain further develops Huck Finn's character through a series of events where Huck's decisions indicate his moral struggle. Adventures shows the dynamic movement of Huck's internal difficulty, illustrating his conflicted nature.
The book introduces Huck as the first person narrator which is important because it establishes clearly that this book is written from the point of view of a young, less than civilized character. His character emerges as a very literal and logical thinker who only believes what he can see with his own eyes. In this section Huck’s life with the Widow Douglas and her attempts to raise him as a civilized child sets up the main theme of this book which is the struggle or quest for freedom. Huck’s struggle for freedom from civilized society is paralleled by Jim’s struggle to escape from slavery. Irony as a key literary element in this novel is apparent in this chapter and is primarily expressed through Huck’s sarcasm. A major element of superstition is introduced and continues throughout the entire book. This superstition is used to give insight into Huck’s character, which is very naive and gullible, as well as foreshadow events. For example the killing of the spider in chapter 1 and, in a later chapter, the spilling of the salt does result in bad luck in the form of Pa coming home. Twain puts together an interesting juxtaposition of theft with honor when Tom Sawyer establishes his robber band with Huck and the other boys and they swear to their code of ethics. Interestingly, this is also paralleled at the end of the book when Tom is able to help steal Jim “honorably” because Jim is already a free man. Throughout this section, Huck’s character and personality is established. He is revealed as humble in that he constantly underplays his own intelligence. An example is when he plans his own death and then whi...
Throughout his adventures, Huck slowly molds himself into a person guided by his heart rather than a person guided by his own corrupted conscience.
Mark Twain is one of the greatest prose writers in American history. He has written many famous novels such as, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain, in fact, was not his real name. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Mark Twain was more of a stage name for him. In, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck gets abused by his own father and fakes his own death. He then meets an escaped slave named Jim who travels around with him on his journey. Huck and Jim travel down the Missouri River on a raft and undergo many adventures. Jim is then captured and sold to the family of Huck’s childhood friend, Tom Sawyer. Tom then hatches a wild plan to free
One of the first instances Twain uses to portray sociological exclusion reveals itself in the contrast of lifestyles. Throughout his life both prior to and after his “murder,” circumstances expose Huck to opposing ways of life including but not limited to rich vs. poor and simple vs. complex. Personifying middle-class society, Widow Douglass acts as a mother figure for Huck, deeming it her duty to “sivilize” (1) her adopted son, dressing him well and sending him to school. On the contrary, Pap observes that “You’ve [Huck] put on […] frills” and swears to take him “down a peg” (14). The two family icons pull Huck in opposite directions, but as influential as they may be, Huck knows he does not have a place in either world. If anything, Huck identifies more with the simplicity of Pap’s natural way of life than with the materialism of the middle-class of society.
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Tom is intelligent, creative, and imaginative, which is everything Huck wishes for himself. Because of Tom's absence in the movie, Huck has no one to idolize and therefore is more independent. Twain's major theme in the novel is the stupidity and faults of the society in which Huck lives. There is cruelty, greed, murder, trickery, hypocrisy, racism, and a general lack of morality. All of these human failings are seen through the characters and the adventures they experience. The scenes involving the King and Duke show examples of these traits.
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