Huckleberry Finn Nonconformism Analysis

It is a fact that all persons are born unique, but most everyone seems to follow the same rules and practices that everybody else follows too. This is because going with the crowd is uncomplicated, not requiring much effort and thinking. Despite this, there are a select few who go against these rules, out of desire and hope for something more, something better. These nonconformists stand up against things both good and bad, in an attempt to gain or eradicate something. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the nonconformist theme is portrayed through two contrasting mediums: river and land. The two discrete lives of harmony and conflict that Huck and Jim confront on both the river and land emerge from their uncivilized views and actions of nonconformity.
Being nonconformists, Huck and Jim both took risks to help better their lives, even if it meant going against the norm of society. Jim, a runaway slave, desired freedom. He did not want to accept the fact that he was going …show more content…
They were able to live out their freedom and individuality on the river, but stepping foot on lands served as a means for conflict. As a symbol for their liberty, the river allowed both Huck and Jim to mature in their own respective ways. In today’s society, there may be instances when someone will not agree with a rule, law, policy, stereotype, or other thing that the rest of society believes in. If he or she decides to stand up for him or herself, it is imperative to know that there are times in which one will get shunned, and times in which one will find inner peace and freedom in whatever it was that they were searching for in the beginning. Famously stated by Steve Jobs: “Here’s to the crazy ones… Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do” (Jobs). Our world would not function without