The novel the Adventure of Huckleberry Finn takes place from the views of Huck, seeming like Jim is only there to tag along and build plot. However, Jim is the main reason the story even exists, so who is really the protagonist? Jim is the protagonist in this novel because he is the only reason the adventure happened, it’s an escape story for him, and he has many antagonists that only surround him, and not Huck.Jim holds the reigning title for the reason that this story happens, but we don’t realise this until the end. In “The Chapter Last” Jim reminds Huck of the body that they had seen in chapter 9. He states that it was Huck’s father, and he had been dead for almost the entire time of the journey. ““Doan’ you ‘member de house dat was float’n …show more content…
Since Huck no longer has any real problems, Jim’s only problem was Miss Watson. Admittedly, she died as well, but they didn’t find that out until the end of the story; Jim already knew that Huck’s dad was dead. Towards the end of the story, when Jim was freed, that was the conclusion to the escape from Miss Watson. Huck is the one who finally spilled the beans on Miss Watson’s death, saying, “I mean every word I say, Aunt Sally, and if somebody don’t go, I’LL go. I’ve knowed him all his life, and so has Tom, there. Old Miss Watson died two months ago, and she was ashamed she ever was going to sell him down the river, and said so; and she set him free in her will.” Shortly after, the story ended. Not after Huck’s father died, and he was free from him, but after Jim’s freedom was assured.There are many “antagonists” throughout the story, but none of them that survive really directly affect Huck. All of the antagonists in the story directly revolve around Jim. The Duke and the King are two big problems for Jim. they end up selling him for 40 dollars of drinking money, which causes even more problems in the story. The whole situation goes on in Chapter 31, where the Duke and Huck have a conversation about the King selling Jim- “No! That old fool sold him, and never divided with me, and the money’s gone.” “Sold him?” I says, and begun to cry; “why, he was my nigger, and that was my money. Where is he?—I
Mark Twain tells the story of Huckleberry Finn, and his maturity that is developed through a series of events. This maturity is encouraged through the developing relationship between Huck and Jim, as well as the strong influence Jim has on Huck. Jim's influence not only effects Huck's maturity, but his moral reasoning; and the influence society has on Huck. Jim is Huck's role model; even though Huck would not admit it. At first Jim seems to portray a Black stereotypical role with his superstitions and ignorance, although his true identity and maternal role begins to shine through as his interactions with Huck progress.
In lieu of his escape, Jim emphasized his feelings of becoming a free man. Jim said it made him all over trembly and feverish to be so close to freedom (p. 238). Huck came to the realization that Jim was escaping for a far different reason than he, and began to see this “nigger’s” freedom as his own fault; he was an accomplice. Huck’s conscience became plagued by the fact that Jim was escaping the custody of his rightful owner, and he was doing nothing to stop this. In Huck’s eyes, Jim was essentially the property of poor old Ms. Watson, who didn’t do anything less than teach Jim his manners and his books. Altogether, Huck felt that he was doing wrong by concealing this, and felt miserable to say the least.
As it turns out life is not as easy as everyone makes it out to be, and for the most part human beings are particularly pessimistic people living in a constant state of fear. In the novels, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain, and “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin, the main characters,Huckleberry Finn and Edna Pontellier, of either novel are absorbed in their own respective fears, which coincidentally are manifested into feelings of isolation, confusion, and rebellion to the point that they go through a series of dramatically, life-altering psychological change. They have experienced unfortunate tragedies at crucial moments in their lives rendering in them an insatiable devotion to searching for identity, or meaning in life. They
Jim is one of the most underrated and most understood characters in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. There are many arguments that people can use about the way Twain portrays Jim. Even for the best arguments that readers can have, there is always an argument to rebut with, unless the readers completely understand Twain’s purpose for writing Jim in such a way. Twain shows Jim in a complex environment that helps strengthen him as a character. In Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain depicts Jim to be a kind, loving, and trusting family man who, against all odds, challenges the social norm that black and white people are different.
Ransomed? Whats that???.. it means that we keep them till they're dead (10). This dialogue reflects Twains witty personality. Mark Twain, a great American novelist, exploits his humor, realism, and satire in his unique writing style in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain, born in 1835, wrote numerous books throughout his lifetime. Many of his books include humor; they also contain deep cynicism and satire on society. Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, exemplifies his aspects of writing humor, realism, and satire throughout the characters and situations in his great American novel.
He was even disappointed when all the gang did was cause trouble at a Sunday school meeting. Later on in the novel, Huck is also faced with a moral dilemma when he comes across Jim, Miss Watson’s runaway slave. As they travel down the river, Huck mentions, “I began to get it through my head that he was most free—and who was to blame for it? Why, me. I couldn’t get that out of my conscience, no how, no way.
When Huck said there wasn’t anything more to write about anymore, he lied. It wasn’t until after the adventure he took to the “Injun Territory”, with Jim and Tom Sawyer, that he returned home. He had vowed to let Aunt Sally “civilize” him for a year, in respect for all he and Tom put her through. Huck tried his best living the life of a gentleman. However, he felt the freest with the uncertainty of where the river would take him next.
Mark Twain achieves his purpose of describing the natural world in the passage, “Miss Watson she kept … Tom Sawyer waiting for me” (2-3), in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The purpose of this passage was to show how the night reflects the loneliness in Huckleberry’s life by using imagery, diction, and tone.
Huck Finn learns from the actions of people around him, what kind of a person he is going to be. He is both part of the society and an outlier of society, and as such he is given the opportunity to make his own decisions about what is right and what is wrong. There are two main groups of characters that help Huck on his journey to moral maturation. The first group consists of Widow Douglas, Miss Watson, and the judge. They portray society and strict adherence to rules laid out by authority. The second group consists of Pap, the King, and the Duke. They represent outliers of society who have chosen to alienate themselves from civilized life and follow no rules. While these characters all extremely important in Huck’s moral development, perhaps the most significant character is Jim, who is both a fatherly figure to Huck as well as his parallel as far as limited power and desire to escape. Even though by the end of the novel, Huck still does not want to be a part of society, he has made a many choices for himself concerning morality. Because Huck is allowed to live a civilized life with the Widow Douglas, he is not alienated like his father, who effectively hates civilization because he cannot be a part of it. He is not treated like a total outsider and does not feel ignorant or left behind. On the other hand, because he does not start out being a true member of the society, he is able to think for himself and dismiss the rules authority figures say are correct. By the end of the novel, Huck is no longer a slave to the rules of authority, nor is he an ignorant outsider who looks out only for himself. This shows Huck’s moral and psychological development, rendering the description of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” as a picaresq...
“The situation of the orphan is truly the worst, you’re a child, powerless, with no protectors or guides. It’s the most vulnerable position you can be in, to see someone overcome those odds tells us something about the human spirit. They are often depicted as the kindest or most clever of characters.” Michelle Boisseau describes how important these types of characters are. In a Sunday Times article, she states that a lot of the stories and novels are considered to be apologues about orphans becoming the hero of the book. Huck’s story is quite like this subject. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel written by Mark Twain, it’s about a boy named Huckleberry Finn, who sets out on a journey to discover his own truth about living free in nature, rather than becoming civilized in a racist and ignorant society. Mark Twain implies that Huck Finn resembles more of what he believes is right rather than what society surmises from him. Twain reveals this through the themes of satire, racism, and hero’s journey, which he uses constantly through out the book.
Many people who have read the novel Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, may believe that one of the main characters, Huck Finn, is the main “hero” of the story. Though Huck is an admirable character in the novel, Jim is the true hero. Without Jim, Huck would be a character not worth mentioning. Jim is to Huck as water is to life. Jim is the most important character in Huck finn, and the true hero because of his selflessness, his bravery, and he displays a strong moral compass and knows what is wrong and right.
Huckleberry escapes from an abusive father. In Huck's plan to run away, he framed it to look as though a murder had taken place. Miss Watson’s slave, Jim overheard a discussion occurring that would have sold him to another master farther in the south. He decided for his best interest that
Novels do not always end the way that is expected, and they don’t always end fairly. Despite Huck and Tom having a fair and suitable ending, that does not justify how the novel ended for other characters. The ending in Huck Finn seems too perfect to be realistic; the last two chapters seem very lacking in emotion. Jim, a free man, was locked up as a slave when a was declared free in Miss Watson’s will. The ending was not appropriate, it just did not end realistically. With so many stereotypes and hatred, it would be assumed that Huck Finn would not end so perfectly as it did.
To society, Jim is nothing more than a property that is worth $800. Jim running off means a monetary loss to Miss Watson. Huck feels as if he is stealing from Miss Watson who has not done him wrong. There are times when Huck thinks that he must do the right thing and turn Jim in. However, he wants to do it anonymously because society does not tolerate people who decry slavery, “people would call me a low down Ablitionist” (Twain 55). Huck’s view of Jim is influenced by society stereotypes of what a black person is: superstitious, inferior, and with no emotion. But time and time again, Jim expresses sorrow for being separated from his family, “He was setting there with his head down betwixt his knees, moaning and mourning to himself. . . . He was thinking about his wife and his children, . . . and he was low and homesick” (Twain 170). In order for Jim to reunite with his family, he must buy them back or worst, he might have to steal them back. This shows that something is really wrong when a man has to buy or steal his own family back. “Knowing that slavery and its proponents are his enemies, Jim is unapologetic about having to “steal” what is rightfully his. He understands that what is “wrong” in slavery’s world is actually “right” above and beyond that world” (Wilson 10). Just then, Huck realizes that Jim is not so different, “I do believe he cared
In the story of Huckleberry Finn Huck is facing a constant battle within himself between following the laws of the land and doing what he knows is morally correct. There appears to be an underlying question of whether or not a person is born with morals and good character or if this is a learned behavior raised in the story. The circumstances of Huck’s upbringing were not ones that were conducive to him being a person with a good moral compass, in actually he should have been just the opposite, but he decided to go against the grain and do what he felt was morally correct which was befriend a runaway slave and try to set him free. Now we can questions his motives for wanting to help Jim, i.e., did he just want companionship so anybody would do, or did he genuinely see the good in Jim and want him to be a free man? If we explore the earlier chapters of Huckleberry Finn one would come to the conclusion that Huck was simply lonely and bored and Jim was just good company, once we reach chapter 31 we see that Huck has become quite attached to Jim and not only thought of him as a companion but also a good friend who he could no longer see himself living without. Chapter 31 is when Huck begins to question everything that he has been taught and the morality of the laws of the land.