The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an American classic. A journey of a young boy and a runaway slave as his companion. Although, their journey towards freedom takes a turn. Twain had stopped midway through his novel and when he picked it up to finish he lost sight of its original purpose. Huck Finn is a lame excuse to discuss slavery, it does not consider the importance of the journey nor does it convey the right message. One specific critic had a strong viewpoint of how Twain unsuccessfully wrote the novel. “The Villain here is Mark Twain, who knew how to give Huck a voice but didn’t know how to give him a novel” (Smiley). Smiley is right to judge Twain’s work. The Advantages of Huckleberry Finn is a terrible book, due to the fact that it introduces characters that only cause a distraction to the actual goal, his avoidance of seriously taking Jim’s desire into account, and Twain
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Huck slowly realizes that Jim’s situation is more important then thought to be. Unfortunately, Huck loses sight of the situation constantly. Especially, when it came to the continuous cons he has partake in with the Duke and the Dauphin. The Duke and King decided one night to sell Jim. “Once I said to myself it would be a thousand times better for Jim to be a slave at home where his family was…”(Twain, 203). Twain’s character Huck was a disappointment. Huck doesn’t fully understand the purpose of being free and how it would affect Jim. He cares less for Jim’s desires due to the fact that he doesn’t completely comprehend them. Smiley argues, “As with all bad endings, the problem really lies at the beginning, and at the beginning of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn neither Huck nor Twain takes Jim’s desire for freedom at all seriously; that is, they do not accord it the respect that a man’s passion deserves” (Smiley). Twain fails provide the significance of Huck’s journey and unsuccessfully gives a reason for Huck’s actions when it comes to
Huck slowly realizes that Jim’s situation is more important then thought to be. Unfortunately, Huck loses sight of the situation constantly. Especially, when it came to the continuous cons he has partake in with the Duke and the Dauphin. The Duke and King decided one night to sell Jim. “Once I said to myself it would be a thousand times better for Jim to be a slave at home where his family was…”(Twain, 203). Twain’s character Huck was a disappointment. Huck doesn’t fully understand the purpose of being free and how it would affect Jim. He cares less for Jim’s desires due to the fact that he doesn’t completely comprehend them. Smiley argues, “As with all bad endings, the problem really lies at the beginning, and at the beginning of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn neither Huck nor Twain takes Jim’s desire for freedom at all seriously; that is, they do not accord it the respect that a man’s passion deserves” (Smiley). Twain fails provide the significance of Huck’s journey and unsuccessfully gives a reason for Huck’s actions when it comes to