“All right, then, I’ll go to hell” (Twain 217). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn chronicles the life of a young boy named Huck Finn. Huck is an uneducated, ignorant boy, and the story is of him learning about the world around him and determining right and wrong for himself, not just accepting societies values. The novel explores the themes of education, and the use of truth or lies through Hucks actions and encounters. Getting an education will protect you from those who would otherwise take advantage of you. Those with knowledge will be able to think for themselves and not rely soly on what they have been told by others. “She says: ‘Honest injun, now, hain’t you been telling me a lot of lies?’ ’Honest injun,’says I” (Twain 177). Joana
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Many of the lies in Huck Finn are connected to money. “’I hear old missus tell de widder she gwyne to sell me down to Orleans, but she didn’ want to, but she could git eight hund’d dollars for me, en it ‘uz sich a big stack o’ money she couldn’ resis’’” (Twain 45). Miss Watson had promised Jim that she would never sell him to New Orleans, but when offered $800 she breaks her promise, hoping to receive a large pay check for her slave. Huck lies many times, some necessary while others were not. It has become effortless for him, not requiring a second thought. “She was smiling all over so she could hardly stand—and says: ‘It’s you, at last!—ain’t it?’ I out with a ‘Yes’m’ before I thought.” (Twain 222). Huck lies easily, though he finds telling the truth much harder.
Mark Twain has written a story based on adventures built off of deceit. While some adventures end happily, just as in life, many of them end with Huck or one of his traveling companions being caught in their lies. These situations were unnecessary trouble, and by telling the truth the group could have avoided much trouble. Today, many companies promise miracle results from their products. Just as the duke in the story gets chased out of town for selling his toothpaste, many corporations get sued for lying about the results of their
Many of the lies in Huck Finn are connected to money. “’I hear old missus tell de widder she gwyne to sell me down to Orleans, but she didn’ want to, but she could git eight hund’d dollars for me, en it ‘uz sich a big stack o’ money she couldn’ resis’’” (Twain 45). Miss Watson had promised Jim that she would never sell him to New Orleans, but when offered $800 she breaks her promise, hoping to receive a large pay check for her slave. Huck lies many times, some necessary while others were not. It has become effortless for him, not requiring a second thought. “She was smiling all over so she could hardly stand—and says: ‘It’s you, at last!—ain’t it?’ I out with a ‘Yes’m’ before I thought.” (Twain 222). Huck lies easily, though he finds telling the truth much harder.
Mark Twain has written a story based on adventures built off of deceit. While some adventures end happily, just as in life, many of them end with Huck or one of his traveling companions being caught in their lies. These situations were unnecessary trouble, and by telling the truth the group could have avoided much trouble. Today, many companies promise miracle results from their products. Just as the duke in the story gets chased out of town for selling his toothpaste, many corporations get sued for lying about the results of their