Twain shows how society for those common uneducated men such as Pap, the racial stereotypes of the time often dictated their views in society. Therefore Pap speaks using very …show more content…
These beliefs led many in the South to feel that the institution of slavery was morally fair, and that men of colored race were born less important than the white man. Many also learnt that slaves were the rightful property of those who owned them and this is one of the central conflicts of the book. This particular conflict would be Huck's internal battle in which he struggles to make a decision over whether he should be helping Jim escape from slavery. The largest of this conflict with his conscience happens after Jim is sold by the "Dauphin". This instance Huck is finally assertive and decides that he will help Jim not matter the consequences. And eventually because of this he makes his final decision and states "All right, then. I'll go to hell(214)." This was him finally deciding that he would help rescue Jim and this helped him find peace with his decision since Jim had been such a good friend and Huck knew how much Jim had trusted him. There is diction present when he states, "All right then, …show more content…
There is diction present since when he uses all right and hell he shows that he will go on with no regrets. Yet there is also much irony in this scene since Huck, at the beginning of the novel, when Ms. Watson was talking about heaven, states how he watns to go to the other place. This comparison shows how the ride on the raft has made Huck more mature and now he is forced to make decisions that could impact him forever. There is also imagery present when Twain writes," I was a-trembling because I'd got to decide forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute holding my breath(214)." In this Huck was in the process of making the decision about slavery and Jim. Twain uses words such as "holding my breath" and "studying it" to appeal to the senses. This rush of action paired with these clean descriptions make for fruitful reading and also perform a very good job enforcing Twain's ideas. Lastly Twain again shows an excellent case of detail when he writes, "I would go to work and steal Jim out of slavery again(214)." This passage presents the words, "work, steal, and slavery," again. This words show conclusion in decision as Huck states that he will help Jim. This final line showed the summation of Huck's difficulties, choices, and obstacles. In this Huck finally decides he will help will aid Jim in his escape from slavery a