Life Changing Events In Huckleberry Finn

People are shaped by their experiences in life. Some are bigger than others. Running away or having someone die close to you has a bigger effect than tripping or wearing one shirt over another. In stories where this happens it is called a Bildungsroman. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is one of those types of books. The main character, Huck, has many of those life changing events in his life. Three of those are more influential than the others. The First main event that really starts it all is when Huck decides to run away. It is summed in this quote “I judged I’d hide her good, and then, ‘stead of taking to the woods when I run off, I’d go down the river fifty mile and camp in one place for good….” (Twain 31) At this moment Huck realizes that he can leave and that he will never have to see his father again. To be able to never have to worry about his father is a huge for Huck because of the fact that his father is violent drunk who is a hazard to Huck’s safety. For this reason he meets Jim and if hadn’t met Jim none of the rest of the story would’ve happened. As a consequence Huck is thrown into his next life changing event when he decides that he is done with his childish jokes on Jim. “ "What do dey stan' for? I'se gwyne to tell you. When I got all wore out wid work, en wid de callin' for you... my heart …show more content…
Those six words are huge he is going against everything he was ever told about slavery. He then proceeds to tears up the letter to Mrs. Watson that would turn in Jim his best friend. This leads him to the decision to break Jim out with the help of his friend Tom Sawyer. After that the book is pretty much done because it culminates at that high point of “All right I’ll go to hell” after that it’s all down