The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a controversial book throughout the United States. The book is one of best in American Literature, although the excessive language in it is why the high schools in the United States are skeptical to read it in class. Parents have objected to their children reading the book and many school libraries have banned the novel. This piece of literature by Mark Twain is one of the greatest works known to this day. Twain published his work in 1885 where the book was going completely against society. In Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, three meaningful subjects are explored in friendship, morality, and equality that are still relevant today.
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Huckleberry befriends Jim at the beginning of the novel when they both realize that they are on the island alone and they are both running from society. “I wish the widow knowed about it. I judged she would be proud of me for helping these rapscallions, because rapscallions and dead-beats is the kind the widow and good people takes the most interest in” (Twain 75). Huck goes and decides to help Jim get down the river in order to get to his freedom. The two of them go on their adventures and eventually get down the river where Jim gets captured by Tom sawyers aunt and uncle. Eventually Jim is released because his owner, the widow, dies and in her will she states that Jim is now a free man. All this is wonderful and happy but before all the adventures Jim was a slave and his life was beyond terrible. He was separated from his family and worked long hard days in the fields being a servant and slave to the white females who treated him terribly. Jim was just and object to them and his capture was only 800 dollars. Therefore they are saying that Jim’s life is only worth 800 dollars. Equality was a very big topic in the novel because Twain expresses that Huck treats Jim with kindness and respect where as everyone else that encounters Jim sees him as an …show more content…
This piece written by Mark Twain shows how much growth in society has occurred over time. Twain has impacted society and such a positive way by releasing this book that in his time didn’t have nearly as big of an impact as it does now. This great American novel showed many that the color of our skin doesn’t determine a friendship. It shows that even though someone is young their morals may be wiser and better than those of someone older. Finally this piece of literature expresses the importance of equality. In this Great American novel Mark Twain emphasizes the importance of friendship, morality, and
In Twain’s novel one subject that is greatly expressed …show more content…
Huckleberry befriends Jim at the beginning of the novel when they both realize that they are on the island alone and they are both running from society. “I wish the widow knowed about it. I judged she would be proud of me for helping these rapscallions, because rapscallions and dead-beats is the kind the widow and good people takes the most interest in” (Twain 75). Huck goes and decides to help Jim get down the river in order to get to his freedom. The two of them go on their adventures and eventually get down the river where Jim gets captured by Tom sawyers aunt and uncle. Eventually Jim is released because his owner, the widow, dies and in her will she states that Jim is now a free man. All this is wonderful and happy but before all the adventures Jim was a slave and his life was beyond terrible. He was separated from his family and worked long hard days in the fields being a servant and slave to the white females who treated him terribly. Jim was just and object to them and his capture was only 800 dollars. Therefore they are saying that Jim’s life is only worth 800 dollars. Equality was a very big topic in the novel because Twain expresses that Huck treats Jim with kindness and respect where as everyone else that encounters Jim sees him as an …show more content…
This piece written by Mark Twain shows how much growth in society has occurred over time. Twain has impacted society and such a positive way by releasing this book that in his time didn’t have nearly as big of an impact as it does now. This great American novel showed many that the color of our skin doesn’t determine a friendship. It shows that even though someone is young their morals may be wiser and better than those of someone older. Finally this piece of literature expresses the importance of equality. In this Great American novel Mark Twain emphasizes the importance of friendship, morality, and