Huck Finn Loss Of Innocence

Children often times must mature at young ages due to circumstances and their settings. Mark Twain discusses young adolescents’ lack of a childhood and the situations that lead up to such events. Young children face a variety of obstacles: the difference between a young child’s life and an adult’s life, the loss of immaturity, influential figures, situations and experience, and the development of mature skills such as adaptation. In the 19th century novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain discusses the young juveniles who face difficult and trying tasks early in life. Twain reveals the revelations young children experience as sudden, unexpected dilemmas steal their innocence.
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Influential figures plays a very important role when the loss of innocence occurs. The influential figure could lead to the the vanishing of innocence. Influential figures could also lead to the protection of such innocence. Huck Finn, originally alone and with nobody to care about, acts as a brash, close-minded, and immature boy. Through social interactions and life experiences with other individuals, Huck Finn develops a friend and learns to know what comes with friendship. Robinson points out the fact that though Huck goes against the odds and puts his own safety at risk, his bravery does not waver: “Huck is still quite confident that his efforts to free Jim will meet was success" (Robinson). Selfishness often comes along with immature youthfulness but Huck has overcome his mental age. Finn remains optimistic in the face of potential failure and continues to push forward to save a friend. Such actions rarely appear in juveniles of any age. Due to Huck Finn’s already slight maturation, he posses the bravery to attempt a rescue on his friend. At one point in time, Huckleberry would merely pass up the opportunity to take serious action for something. Huckleberry Finn has grown enough to realize the position of danger his friend finds himself trapped in. Finn does not hesitate to attempt to rescue someone he cares about. He cares for Jim due to Jim’s parental …show more content…
"In a world of frequent and often premature mortality, Huck 's shrewdness and good luck add up to survival" (Robinson). Robinson points out that Huckleberry Finn’s sharp tongue often times assists him in his quest for survival. This adaptation allows Huckleberry Finn to survive but at the same time, places him in more risk. Robinson indirectly points out that without good luck, Huck’s shrewdness would not meet the requirements to survive in such a harsh world. Huck accidentally puts himself into dangerous or potentially compromising situations without even meaning to as a result of his “shrewdness” and as a result, sees more negativity in the world as he must then fix the mistakes he makes with more shrewdness and good luck. This outer view of the world shows Huckleberry Finn more and more the cruel realities that he once managed to ignore up until he develops both good luck and an overpowering