The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn
Society in the 1800’s consisted of rampant racism, by no real fault of the people who did not know any better.Slavery was commonplace. Kids had all the freedom they could stand. People relied on religion and superstitions for comfort and answers. Huckleberry finn was more feral than most kids, in the best way. Kids got to have adventures. The nostalgic feeling of the book accounts for more than half of it’s appeal; the rest is all the personality in the characters that is gained from their atmosphere and upbringing.
Huckleberry Finn is a story about a little ragamuffin living in Illinois off the Mississippi River, in the 1800’s. The main characters are Huckleberry Finn, a slave named Jim, Tom Sawyer and many …show more content…
He lived in a barrel. If people see homeless kids anymore they pity them or throw them in an orphanage or a foster home. Huck never needed that, he did not even want that life. He was happiest when he was completely free; who would not be? He could live off the land. If he had ten cents in his pocket, he could do whatever he wanted. It was not hard for little Huckleberry to make money here and there because he was such an opportunist.He could float down the river, or live in the woods and be completely care free and content. No one really cared where he went or what he did before the widow took him in, so he struggled quite a bit with having a schedule and daily obligations. Tom Sawyer had a strict family. His Aunt polly was always punishing Tom for one thing or another, it only made him craftier. Aunt Polly still let him travel down the river to Aunt Sally’s house, all by himself. When he got shot in the leg, he was missing for two whole days. His aunt was going out of her mind with worry; not Uncle Silas. Huck repeats for the reader what his uncle had said to Aunt Sally, “ Aunt Sally was a good deal uneasy; but Uncle Silas he said there warn’t no occasion to be- boys will be boys, he said, and you’ll see this one turn up in the morning all sound and right” (Twain 307) The kids were so independant, at least the boys were. It leaves a lot to be desired for children now. They’re missing out on so much. Everyone missed out on the …show more content…
The differences in the story are things we’ve let go of, or loosened our grip on, from our past. Slavery is a big one, religion and superstition have faded a bit from how strong they were in the 1800’s and kids’ childhoods have flipped. We do gain a lot from leaving old ideas in the dust, at times, but maybe some of them were worth keeping. For all our “advancements” are we always moving forward? Are we just getting rid of the things that build character in people, in Americans? Kids are dumb and helpless, people are entitled, everyone is touchy about racism that stems from before the 1800’s and people lack faith and love. At least there is less struggle? At least we have equality? At least we are
Society in the 1800’s consisted of rampant racism, by no real fault of the people who did not know any better.Slavery was commonplace. Kids had all the freedom they could stand. People relied on religion and superstitions for comfort and answers. Huckleberry finn was more feral than most kids, in the best way. Kids got to have adventures. The nostalgic feeling of the book accounts for more than half of it’s appeal; the rest is all the personality in the characters that is gained from their atmosphere and upbringing.
Huckleberry Finn is a story about a little ragamuffin living in Illinois off the Mississippi River, in the 1800’s. The main characters are Huckleberry Finn, a slave named Jim, Tom Sawyer and many …show more content…
He lived in a barrel. If people see homeless kids anymore they pity them or throw them in an orphanage or a foster home. Huck never needed that, he did not even want that life. He was happiest when he was completely free; who would not be? He could live off the land. If he had ten cents in his pocket, he could do whatever he wanted. It was not hard for little Huckleberry to make money here and there because he was such an opportunist.He could float down the river, or live in the woods and be completely care free and content. No one really cared where he went or what he did before the widow took him in, so he struggled quite a bit with having a schedule and daily obligations. Tom Sawyer had a strict family. His Aunt polly was always punishing Tom for one thing or another, it only made him craftier. Aunt Polly still let him travel down the river to Aunt Sally’s house, all by himself. When he got shot in the leg, he was missing for two whole days. His aunt was going out of her mind with worry; not Uncle Silas. Huck repeats for the reader what his uncle had said to Aunt Sally, “ Aunt Sally was a good deal uneasy; but Uncle Silas he said there warn’t no occasion to be- boys will be boys, he said, and you’ll see this one turn up in the morning all sound and right” (Twain 307) The kids were so independant, at least the boys were. It leaves a lot to be desired for children now. They’re missing out on so much. Everyone missed out on the …show more content…
The differences in the story are things we’ve let go of, or loosened our grip on, from our past. Slavery is a big one, religion and superstition have faded a bit from how strong they were in the 1800’s and kids’ childhoods have flipped. We do gain a lot from leaving old ideas in the dust, at times, but maybe some of them were worth keeping. For all our “advancements” are we always moving forward? Are we just getting rid of the things that build character in people, in Americans? Kids are dumb and helpless, people are entitled, everyone is touchy about racism that stems from before the 1800’s and people lack faith and love. At least there is less struggle? At least we have equality? At least we are