Romanticism is associated with exaggeration, unusual events, and literary language. Realism deals with ordinary circumstances and is more “realistic.” In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer represents romanticism and Huckleberry Finn represents realism. Through the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain criticizes romanticism and uses realism to highlight its faults. Realism gives the truth. It cuts to the point and uses common sense. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry is a realist. Huck does what he believes is necessary to survive. “She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for I would get it. But it warn’t so. I tried it. Once I got a fish-line, but no hooks” (Twain 10). Huck found prayer no use to himself and he could not understand the point of it. Huck wants results and if there is no reason to do something, he thinks, “Then why do it?” Throughout the novel, Huck uses his conscience and common sense to make decisions.
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Huck was the opposite but did not argue with Tom because Tom was educated and read books. When these two go to rescue Jim, Huck comes up with a simple yet effective plan to do so, but Tom being the romanticist he is says is must be done like it is done in the books. “…; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn’t have none of them objections to it. And it didn’t. He told me what it was, and I see in a minute it was worth fifteen of mine for style, and would make Jim just as free a man as mine would, and maybe get us all killed besides.” (Twain 208). Everything was an adventure to Tom; he was looking to have fun and excitement in his life. Huck believed in the simplicity of things but was along for the ride. Huck was not perfect by any
Huck was the opposite but did not argue with Tom because Tom was educated and read books. When these two go to rescue Jim, Huck comes up with a simple yet effective plan to do so, but Tom being the romanticist he is says is must be done like it is done in the books. “…; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got his plan ready it wouldn’t have none of them objections to it. And it didn’t. He told me what it was, and I see in a minute it was worth fifteen of mine for style, and would make Jim just as free a man as mine would, and maybe get us all killed besides.” (Twain 208). Everything was an adventure to Tom; he was looking to have fun and excitement in his life. Huck believed in the simplicity of things but was along for the ride. Huck was not perfect by any