Pap's Journey To Freedom In Huck Finn

The Journey to Freedom The novel I have chosen is “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. The protagonist in the novel is Huckleberry Finn. Huck is an early teenager who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He is an only child who was adopted by Widow Douglas. In the beginning of the story, Huck is living with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas who are sisters. Pap is the antagonist in the story of Huckleberry 's life. He is a drunk that threatens Huck’s presence when he beats him. Pap does not believe that Huck should be educated. Then, one day Pap kidnaps Huck from his house and takes him to his cabin. The cabin had no windows, and the only way to get out is the key which Huck 's dad slept on. This prevents Huck from escaping. When Huck’s Pap would leave, he would leave for days at time leaving Huck with no food. One day, when his father was out, Huck found a saw in the cabin and started cutting through the wall to escape. It took him awhile, but he finally accomplished his goal when his father was out. He packed his things and took off in the Mississippi river to the …show more content…
Huck wants to be free in my opinion. He wants to be a free person who isn 't imprisoned by his father or living with his aunt. He just wants to be free of his life and start a new one. I feel like Huck defied his authority when he ran away from his Pap’s cabin and headed into the Mississippi instead of going back to his Aunt’s house. I feel like Huck was a little lazy for not going back to his Miss Watson’s house where he got an education and where he was loved. I respect Huckleberry for leaving his old life behind in search for a new one. If I were to hang out with Huckleberry for one day, I would probably ask him if he would go back in time and remove the dead snake from Jim’s bed so he wouldn 't get bitten. I would also tell him that he was a good friend to Jim through their