Examples Of Wisdom In Huckleberry Finn

Huck has only ever known his father as the uneducated drunk that he was in the book. Therefore, when he is out with Jim for such a long period of time, he begins to look up to Jim and his outlook on life. In Document E, in the letter Huck wants to write to Miss. Watson, we see him explain somewhat the adventure him and Jim went on. Specifically, when they were traveling down the river, “...and would always call me honey, and pet me, and do everything he could think of for me, and how good he always was;” (Document E). To me, this not only shows how Huck saw Jim as a father figure, but how Jim treated Huck as his own flesh and blood. Also in Document E, we see Huck decide to help Jim rather than telling Miss. Watson where he is. This exhibits how Huck is okay with the fact that this will always be on his conscience, “‘All right then, I’ll go to hell’--and tore it up,” (Document E). Huck deciding this on his own shows us how he didn’t want anyone to know where Jim was because he wanted him to stay in his life. He also wanted to save Jim so he would still have that father figure in his life. In spite of the fact that Jim has no rights, Huck is able to learn valuable things from this man on their adventure down the

     On Huck and Jim’s journey to Cairo, Jim begins to speak about when he is free he will go and find his children and take them from the slave owner. This rubbed Huck the wrong way; his standards of Jim had been lowered because, from Huck’s point of view, why would Jim steal his children away from a man who has done nothing to him? Huck’s conscience began to come into play and he had made up his mind: He was going to turn Jim in when they reach shore. He was sure of it until Jim began to sweet talk Huck, telling him that Huck was the only white man that had ever kept a promise to him. This comment went directly to Huck’s heart; he could not possibly

During the story Jim was taken and sold back to slavery. Huck would not let that happen to his friend Jim. Huck said “Don't ever let on to know us. And if you hear digging going on nights,it’s us; we’re going to set you free”(225). This shows how Huck is going to try and do everything possible ,even try digging, to help set Jim free. Huck cares alot about Jim he doesn't think it is morally right to leave a human locked up and worked as a

Huck has a chance to turn Jim in, and hopefully make his conscience feel better, but he does not. Finally, Huck decides to stick to his own opinion of Jim. Huck decides, at least for now, to help Jim. Huck starts listening to himself: “Once he was confronted with a mighty decision, when he had to choose between being respectable and returning Jim to Miss Watson, and being himself, listening to the voice of his heart, not returning Jim- and going to hell” (“The Adventures…”18-19). Huck is thinking of sacrificing himself to continue to help Jim find freedom.

Huck’s major turning point was when he decided not to tell on Jim. Huck tore up the letter he was going to send to Miss Watson. It was during Chapter 31 when Huck decided he cannot listen to what society believes, which is that niggers are worthless and trash. He would rather go to jail than to send Jim back into slavery. In the past, Huck has been arguing against what he learned versus what he was experiencing. Huck was taught that niggers and slaves were bad, however, throughout the adventure, Huck begins to realize niggers, such as Jim, were kind and caring. Blacks have feelings just like white people do. When coming to the conclusion not to tell on Jim, this shows that Huck cannot accept society’s rules. He would rather challenge what society endorses and their values than betray his true feelings. In addition, Huck reached his conclusion because of the adventures he had with Jim on the raft and the Mississippi River. After writing the letter, Huck begins to feel relieved because he doesn’t have to worry about his “wrong” doings. However, Huck begins to think about Jim and the adventure they had together. Huck also realizes that if Miss Watson received the letter, she would sell Jim anyway. Based on the strong relationship Huck and Jim developed throughout this novel, Huck began to accept Jim as a father who cares for him. Therefore, this causes Huck not to give Jim back to “sivilized” society. He knew he cannot let Jim

He, like every human, deserves to be treated with the utmost respect. Huck is not showcasing this respect towards Jim and vows to never do something like that again. This shows how Huck does not view Jim as a slave anymore. He views Jim as a human being. This is the

Thus foreshadowing that helping a slave escape will have its consequences in the future. It also foreshadows that since Jim is now captured, Huck will have to rescue him because they have bonded so much throughout the voyage. Huck then has to struggle with his conscience about returning Jim to Miss Watson so he decides to write a letter to Miss Watson. After Huck wrote the letter he feels like he could finally pray. “I felt good and all washed clean of sin for the first time I had ever felt so in my life, and I knowed I could pray now. But I didn’t do it straight off, but laid the paper down and set there thinking–thinking how good it was all this happened so, and how near I come to being lost and going to hell (213).” Then Huck starts to think and he thought about all of the good times that he and Jim had, and that his friendship with Jim is more important. So instead of sending the letter, Huck arrives at his moral decision and decides to tear it up and “go to hell (214).” Huck’s sound mind now tells him that this is a true friendship because Huck has already decided that he will save Jim, no matter what the cost would be.

He begins to despise the stipulation set towards human nature and mindsets toward abolition. Huck derives such perseverance towards their condition as Jim continuously describes his life after gaining freedom. There is an instantaneous gleam of happiness that is achieved once they become near Cairo, that has led Huck to be astounded by his change in hope. To illustrate, “Well, I can tell you it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear him, because I began to get it through my head that he was most free-and who was to blame for it? Why, me.” (Ch. 16). Significantly, this defines the moment where Huck indicates what “coming of age” is. He has grown to assess himself and resonate that the judgement of others has no relevance towards how he should fulfill his sensibilities. As expressed, “...and I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for their’n.” (Ch. 23). Huck distinguishes the idea that Jim shouldn’t be judged either. Just as anybody else, his actions had to define him. Not by the color of his skin or what society had labeled him. Even more, Jim had emotions. There wasn’t an instance where he didn’t care about his family just as any other man, it had been vital to him. With that in mind, Huck acknowledged the desperate need to be set free, because there is no division in the intent of

When Jim is sold to the Phelps’ Huck is forced to make his final decision as to whether or not to save Jim. Huck shows maturity when he says: “But somehow I couldn’t seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind” (214). This was a huge struggle for Huck because he had no one to tell him what to do. When he finally says, “And for a starter I would go to work and steal Jim out of slavery again; and if i could think up anything worse, I would do that too, because as long as i was in, and in for good, I might as well go the whole hog” (214). Huck finally shows that he is better than society’s twisted

Opening Question: The two decisions that Huck has to grapple with are whether he should help Jim escape out of slavery, and if he does do this then he has to decide whether or not to report him to Miss Watson. I think Huck made the right decision, because society never accepted Huck or Jim and Huck sees that, so he forgets that Jim is a slave and decides to turn his back against society and does the right thing by helping Jim. Huck sees Jim as a good friend, so he does what he believes is right. I think at the end of the chapter, Huck feels that he shouldn’t care what society thinks of him, so that is why I think he ripped up the paper and said “All right, then, I’ll GO to hell”.

In the fictional novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the readers see how society can change people but also how society shapes people. People learn morals and and learn right from wrong from society. Huck is shaped by society and people tried to force him to believe things and do things that were accepted in society. Over time Huck changes his representation of right and wrong.

In the end, Huck treats Jim as a friend. He wrestles with it a while and the whole idea upsets him greatly. Society tells him Jim belongs to his owner as property, thus giving Jim his freedom is stealing and lying. Huck cannot bring himself to turn Jim into the authorities. He treats Jim like the person he is and not as property. At this point, the reader is shown Huck’s bravery. He is willing to live against society’s rules and even “go to hell” in order to live in a way he believes is truly right

The world of Huckleberry Finn presents a curious mixture of Calvinist principles and aristocratic ideals. . . . We meet most of the fundamentalist Christian sects from their Sunday schools to their Methodist and Presbyterian churches; from Revivalist camp meetings to lay preachers (like brother Phelps) and ministers (like the Wilks brothers).  We meet representatives of all three classes from upper and lower orders of the ruling Whites to Blacks.  For that is the first division:  Whites (who are 'people') and Blacks (just 'niggers').  'People', in their turn are further divided into two castes:  'the quality' and plain 'folks.'"

Huck begins to write this letter to Miss Watson to tell her where Jim is even if it means Jim is back to being her slave and Huck will be stuck with this widow again but he realizes Jim is gonna be sold either way so he rips up the letter. Huck says he is going to “Hell” because instead of writing her he is just going to help Jim escape slavery which goes against society but he’s following his heart and what he believes is right. Huck learns a lesson about following your heart if you if it is the right thing which teaches the readers the same lesson.

Here Huck admits that he feels terrible about doing what society has taught him to be the right thing when encountering a runaway black slave. He feels like he must betray one of his best friends in order to stick to “what’s right”; even though, in Huck’s eyes, Jim has done nothing