The Maturation of Huckleberry finn

Huck’s actions clearly demonstrate his moral development. As a young adolescent, being persuaded to do what society believes is right has a great influence on his way of thinking. Huck is previously branded with the idea that white people cannot associate with, nor help people of color under any circumstance. However, feeling like an outcast, Huck has misgivings about the morals and viewpoints of the society that characterizes him as an outsider. This uneasiness about society and his growing friendship with a slave, Jim, lead him to interrogate many of the teachings that he has acquired on race. One indication that the boy rebels against society may be found in his comment,

Huck’s gradual understanding of human nature illustrates maturation as well as his intellectuality. Throughout the novel, Huck is able to decipher the dark side of every individual. He finally comes to grasp the concept that people are naturally dishonest. This can be seen through the quote, “I learnt that be best way to get along with his kind of people is to let them have their own way.” (Twain 125). Huck is refering to the Duke and the Dauphin, a couple of frauds who fake their identity in order to gain more respect from the two runaways, Huck and Jim. Huck easily notices that they are lying, but does not intent to do anything about it, he simply lets them be. When Huck mentions “his type of people” he is referring to his own father, who, in many ways, is a phony type of parent. The boy clearly does not have any respect for people of that nature. Huck is now beginning to learn how the world truly works.

In this quote, Huck is deciding whether or not to write his guardian, Widow Douglas and inform her about the whereabouts of her runaway slave Jim. Society finds it unlawful for a person to aid a slave in finding freedom. Ho

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