Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn heavily features the mighty Mississippi River. It is the story of a young boy named Huck Finn and the adventures he experienced growing up in Mississippi. The river is central to the unfolding plot and it is also the setting of much of the action throughout the novel. However, there is no doubt the the Mississippi represents much more than just a way to get from place to place for Huck or any of the other characters he and Jim meet along the way. For some, being on the river is a way of life. For Huck it represents adventure in the wide world. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , the Mississippi river serves both as a way to move the plot, but it also symbolically represents two important things, - Jim’s journey to freedom and Huck’s journey to maturity.
Once caught in the mighty rivers grip, Huck and Jim are dragged, sometimes unwillingly, into every adventure that the Mississippi can throw at them. Just as life can be unpredictable, so too was the river. Early in the novel, Huck and Jim were endangered when the river flooded and thrust them onto an island where they had to …show more content…
The Mississippi river is central to the story being told, but it also adds deeper meaning to the story.Just as young people grow and mature in real life, Huck’s journey on the river shows his journey to maturity. Sometimes Huck makes poor decisions. He wrestles with the dilemma that is created by helping Jim. In doing so he is breaking the law, however he knows that saving Jim is the morally correct thing to do. As Huck grows and matures he learns to make the right decisions. He has learned many lessons from his time on the river and is a better person for the experience. It would be fair to say that the river was not just Huck’s opportunity to find adventure, but that it also was his chance to journey towards manhood and
Once caught in the mighty rivers grip, Huck and Jim are dragged, sometimes unwillingly, into every adventure that the Mississippi can throw at them. Just as life can be unpredictable, so too was the river. Early in the novel, Huck and Jim were endangered when the river flooded and thrust them onto an island where they had to …show more content…
The Mississippi river is central to the story being told, but it also adds deeper meaning to the story.Just as young people grow and mature in real life, Huck’s journey on the river shows his journey to maturity. Sometimes Huck makes poor decisions. He wrestles with the dilemma that is created by helping Jim. In doing so he is breaking the law, however he knows that saving Jim is the morally correct thing to do. As Huck grows and matures he learns to make the right decisions. He has learned many lessons from his time on the river and is a better person for the experience. It would be fair to say that the river was not just Huck’s opportunity to find adventure, but that it also was his chance to journey towards manhood and