Huckleberry Finn Lies Analysis

Behind The Lies: The Truth Within Finn The lies that is instilled within the story “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” are rooted within the main characters. Twain is able to present these lies by the use of dialogue from one character to the other or by simply going into the mind of Huck himself. The use of lies in the story makes it more exciting to the reader as it creates scenarios at which the reader is able to experience first-hand. Although many lies occur in the story, the lies differ within each character as the lies each possess its own intent or purpose for the character telling the lie. The judgement of each lie is usually up to the reader, but some lies that are told are seen for what it is. Each lie is judged differently depending on the situation that the characters are in, because the lies that are told in the story can resolve conflict, create conflict, and avoid conflict. Seeing the definition of lies, it’s somewhat a base for evil or bad intentions, but in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” some lies that are told are seen as “good” for it resolves conflict within the characters. Expressed by R.J Fertel in his article “Free and Easy Spontaneity and the Quest for Maturity in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” Fertel says “This paradox creates the novel’s central expressive tension, the resolution of which is a necessary qualification of spontaneity as moral and aesthetic ideal” (Fertel 158). With this idea, the use of lie is seen as a paradox, because even though a lie is seen for the use of …show more content…
The lies however differed between the characters due to the nature and intent of the lies. With this the reader can determine the lie by justifying the intent of it. The lies in the story is deemed due to its nature of resolving a conflict, creating a conflict, and preventing a