Huckleberry Finn Life And The River Analysis

Twain seems to tell his readers that even though the river is a disguised route filled with criminals, society is not much different. He makes this clear to the readers by writing about all the mischief that takes place along Huck’s journey. An example of some mischief along the way is when Huck, the Duke, and the dauphine put on a so called great play. They charge people to see this “ great play “ that’s actually a rip off. The second time they pull this stunt the second audience gets angrier than the first. They decide to pull the stunt one last time and after everyone purchased their tickets they snuck off to the raft because they decided they didn’t want to face the wrath of the audience. So they take the money and leave. This relates to society because this is something that actually happens and not just in stories. I think that the author was trying to make that point so that people would have a way to relate to the story. …show more content…
The river is important to the story because it moves Huck and Jim closer to their destination and their goal. Their goal was to have freedom. Huck wanted freedom from his abusive father. Jim was a runaway slave and wanted freedom to go to the free states. The river carries them both towards this goal. It is an ultimate symbol of freedom considering they don’t have to answer to anyone on the raft but themselves. I believe the author made the river such a big deal in the story because freedom was such a big deal to Huck and Jim. Without the river the story wouldn’t keep going it would just stop. They also wouldn’t reach their goal of freedom without