In today’s society, many feel the pressure to conform to the norm, no matter the consequences. Though this issue presents itself in mundane life, it also reflects itself in Mark Twain’s novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” through Finn’s struggle to reconcile his feelings towards Jim and the unprincipled behavior of the townspeople. Finn questions why he should do the socially acceptable thing when it makes him feel as if he’s done the wrong thing; a question that people face regularly in their everyday life.
People do not take pleasure from change, rather it a change in way of dressing or a change in morals. Consequently, when a pair of white men ask Huckleberry to identify the race of his traveling partner, Huck wrestles with …show more content…
He knows they just follow the “man goes in the night [ and become one of the] hundred masked cowards at his back..[that] lynches the rascal” (116 Twain) When Shepbrun gives his speech he exposes the corruption of mainstream society. Despite the fact that he just murdered an intoxicated man in cold blood, he manages to speak words of wisdom to the townspeople, highlighting the “monkey see monkey do” nature of all humans. Furthermore, the tendency to give into the ways of society finds its place within the children who partake in Tom Sawyer's band of robbers. Modeling the books he has read, Tom begins a band of future thieves who will pillage, fight, and kidnap innocent people, one kid going so far to match what they’ve read or seen ““[one child suggests] it would be good to kill the families of the boys that told the secrets.” (6 Twain) The fact that such nefarious thoughts crawl through the mind of such young boy prove that it is only natural for humans to model behavior without thinking of consequence. These same children will flourish into shady adults who commit debauchery with the bat of an eyelash. While Huckleberry seems to fight the most ferocious inner demons due to the expectations of his time, it appears that most characters in the book give in to the negative peer pressure that surrounds them.
The actions of Huckleberry
People do not take pleasure from change, rather it a change in way of dressing or a change in morals. Consequently, when a pair of white men ask Huckleberry to identify the race of his traveling partner, Huck wrestles with …show more content…
He knows they just follow the “man goes in the night [ and become one of the] hundred masked cowards at his back..[that] lynches the rascal” (116 Twain) When Shepbrun gives his speech he exposes the corruption of mainstream society. Despite the fact that he just murdered an intoxicated man in cold blood, he manages to speak words of wisdom to the townspeople, highlighting the “monkey see monkey do” nature of all humans. Furthermore, the tendency to give into the ways of society finds its place within the children who partake in Tom Sawyer's band of robbers. Modeling the books he has read, Tom begins a band of future thieves who will pillage, fight, and kidnap innocent people, one kid going so far to match what they’ve read or seen ““[one child suggests] it would be good to kill the families of the boys that told the secrets.” (6 Twain) The fact that such nefarious thoughts crawl through the mind of such young boy prove that it is only natural for humans to model behavior without thinking of consequence. These same children will flourish into shady adults who commit debauchery with the bat of an eyelash. While Huckleberry seems to fight the most ferocious inner demons due to the expectations of his time, it appears that most characters in the book give in to the negative peer pressure that surrounds them.
The actions of Huckleberry