“Don’t let the noise of other's’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition” (BrainyQuote). Steve Jobs, an American businessman and co-founder of Apple, overcame childhood struggles to become a very successful man. Eventually, he made it through college and helped with the development of Apple Inc., one of the most prosperous companies of the time. Along his journey of becoming a successful, many people doubted Jobs’ ability to doing anything important. Jobs listened to his heart and didn’t let society tell him what he could and couldn’t do. He persevered through these hardships and eventually became one of the most successful businessmen of all time. Like Steve Jobs, Huck
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For a good portion of the book, Huck passes up many opportunities to turn the King and the Duke in. The reason he doesn’t is because he knows what they’d do to keep their fake identity. He doesn’t want to do anything that could cause trouble, if he doesn’t have to. Huck’s mentality is that he isn’t going to expose the men as frauds until they actually endanger someone he cares about. When Mary Jane gets involved, Huck knows he has to speak up. Huck can’t bear to see her upset about the slaves being split up. Mary Jane says, “Oh dear, dear, to think they ain’t ever going to see each other any more” (Twain 186)! Huck replies, “But they will-- and inside of two week-- and I know it” (Twain 186)! Before Huck can stop himself, he blurts out what he knows because, deep down, he wants to protect Mary Jane, whom he cares for …show more content…
This issue appears repeatedly throughout Huck’s journey. Society tells him that slavery is right and that it’s normal. It even has Huck feeling like he has done the wrong thing by helping Jim get to freedom. “...it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear him, because I begun to get it through my head that he was most free -- and who was to blame for it? Why, me….. and it stayed with me, and scorched me more and more (Twain 87). Huck really gets down on himself because he thinks his actions have been immoral (based on society’s standards). After thinks about the situation a little longer, Huck takes a bold step by following his heart rather than society’s influence. Huck fights with himself on whether or not to write a letter to Miss Watson and turn in Jim. “I was a-trembling, because I’d got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied myself a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: ‘All right, then, I’ll go to hell’ -- and tore it up” (214). Instead of falling into society’s ways, Huck does the right thing and avoids turning in
For a good portion of the book, Huck passes up many opportunities to turn the King and the Duke in. The reason he doesn’t is because he knows what they’d do to keep their fake identity. He doesn’t want to do anything that could cause trouble, if he doesn’t have to. Huck’s mentality is that he isn’t going to expose the men as frauds until they actually endanger someone he cares about. When Mary Jane gets involved, Huck knows he has to speak up. Huck can’t bear to see her upset about the slaves being split up. Mary Jane says, “Oh dear, dear, to think they ain’t ever going to see each other any more” (Twain 186)! Huck replies, “But they will-- and inside of two week-- and I know it” (Twain 186)! Before Huck can stop himself, he blurts out what he knows because, deep down, he wants to protect Mary Jane, whom he cares for …show more content…
This issue appears repeatedly throughout Huck’s journey. Society tells him that slavery is right and that it’s normal. It even has Huck feeling like he has done the wrong thing by helping Jim get to freedom. “...it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear him, because I begun to get it through my head that he was most free -- and who was to blame for it? Why, me….. and it stayed with me, and scorched me more and more (Twain 87). Huck really gets down on himself because he thinks his actions have been immoral (based on society’s standards). After thinks about the situation a little longer, Huck takes a bold step by following his heart rather than society’s influence. Huck fights with himself on whether or not to write a letter to Miss Watson and turn in Jim. “I was a-trembling, because I’d got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied myself a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: ‘All right, then, I’ll go to hell’ -- and tore it up” (214). Instead of falling into society’s ways, Huck does the right thing and avoids turning in