Morality
Throughout the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, morality is shown to be understood in simple terms. Huck is told to do certain things and to avoid others. He keeps those lessons as he travels down the river. Huck’s understanding of morality is complicated through the various circumstances that surround him such as: Pap’s drinking, to the schemes of the Duke and King, to Tom’s deception. While Huck strives to do what is right, by the end is unsure of what is and is not moral. Because of the ambiguity, it is up to the reader to decide the true intention behind the act, and whether it be moral or immoral. The drinking, religion, “borrowing”, abusing, lying, protecting, along with most all actions appear to fall on either side of the spectrum of moral and immoral, as Twain illustrates that morality is very complicated.
Starting off with the initial and apparent question of morality is the …show more content…
During this time period, the helping of a runaway slave could result in fatal punishments. As Huck played tricks on Jim, considered turning him in, made racist comments, the friendship that evolved between the two was realized when Jim admitted to Huck that he truly cared for him and his helpings. “I was a-listenin’ to all de talk, en I slips into de river en was gwyne to shove for sho’ if dey come aboard. Den I was gwyne to swim to de raf’ agin when dey was gone. But lawsy, how you did fool ’em, Huck! Dat WUZ de smartes’ dodge! I tell you, chile, I’spec it save’ ole Jim—ole Jim ain’t going to forgit you for dat, honey.” (Twain, 78), in this moment, whether it be moral or not in the eyes of society Huck decided to do what he thought was right. One question that surrounds morality throughout the novel, is even if the intent is genuine, the opinion of society depends on the classification of moral or
Throughout the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, morality is shown to be understood in simple terms. Huck is told to do certain things and to avoid others. He keeps those lessons as he travels down the river. Huck’s understanding of morality is complicated through the various circumstances that surround him such as: Pap’s drinking, to the schemes of the Duke and King, to Tom’s deception. While Huck strives to do what is right, by the end is unsure of what is and is not moral. Because of the ambiguity, it is up to the reader to decide the true intention behind the act, and whether it be moral or immoral. The drinking, religion, “borrowing”, abusing, lying, protecting, along with most all actions appear to fall on either side of the spectrum of moral and immoral, as Twain illustrates that morality is very complicated.
Starting off with the initial and apparent question of morality is the …show more content…
During this time period, the helping of a runaway slave could result in fatal punishments. As Huck played tricks on Jim, considered turning him in, made racist comments, the friendship that evolved between the two was realized when Jim admitted to Huck that he truly cared for him and his helpings. “I was a-listenin’ to all de talk, en I slips into de river en was gwyne to shove for sho’ if dey come aboard. Den I was gwyne to swim to de raf’ agin when dey was gone. But lawsy, how you did fool ’em, Huck! Dat WUZ de smartes’ dodge! I tell you, chile, I’spec it save’ ole Jim—ole Jim ain’t going to forgit you for dat, honey.” (Twain, 78), in this moment, whether it be moral or not in the eyes of society Huck decided to do what he thought was right. One question that surrounds morality throughout the novel, is even if the intent is genuine, the opinion of society depends on the classification of moral or