The characters in the novel really stress the concept of a person being “civilized”, or how the book spells it; “sivilized”. Huck has this concept lodged into his brain constantly by the Widow Douglass and Miss Watson. They thought that it was important to the white society that Huck confirmed to a civilized lifestyle and not behave like the so-called “inferior” blacks. They wanted him to be a well-behaved and educated child similar to Huck’s middle-class friend Tom Sawyer. However, Jim, a slave, has shown himself to be more civilized, honest and trustworthy than any other character in the story.
Throughout the novel, there have been numerous occasions of whites making errors and acting uncivilized. Huck’s father is an example. He was a menace
Throughout the novel, there have been numerous occasions of whites making errors and acting uncivilized. Huck’s father is an example. He was a menace