Huckleberry Finn American Dream Essay

America is well known for the place of freedom and prosperity; it holds a various amount of lifestyles lived by different people. In the novel of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” the two main characters, Huck and Jim portray the American Dream through their attempt of freedom. The novel was written two decades after the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War. Even then, America was still struggling with racism and the aftermath of slavery. When writing this novel, Mark Twain set it a few decades earlier to fit the story line of slavery. Most slavery consists of African Americans, and to them the American Dream was basically what they saw in white people. The idea of the American dream ties into our Declaration of Independence where it entitled us to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” To some people, the American dream is about getting rich and …show more content…
He distrusts the morals and principles of the society which makes him stand out of the rest of the characters. His relationship with Jim, makes Huck question society, especially regarding race and slavery. Huck chooses to disregard all the rules and obligations that he has to do. Instead, he decides to save Jim and let him free. He gave up a life which had so many opportunities and open doors for him but he turned down all of that and him taking on his own actions was the first steps towards freedom. He was able to make his own decisions without any restrictions. Huck's view of what he wanted from life did not involve hard work or being wealthy and having material possessions. His preference on being free was being able to do whatever he wanted and go wherever he wanted without any obligations. Even though he wanted these things, he sacrificed all of it just for Jim to be let go free. He valued friendship and humanity, no matter what the price was and as you can see in the story, he saved his friend/slave, Jim from being