There is a moral compass that makes a ticking noise every time a person makes a decision that could have a successful result or a dreadful consequence. People make choices that shape their lives using this tik-tok compass, and it will be at the back of their head reminding what is virtuous or dishonorable that follows throughout the journey of life. Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses Huck Finn's moral compass in an assortment of ways to uncover how Tom’s influence has a negative effect on Huck's morality, Huck’s influences from the society, and how it allows him to grow up to be a mature adult and make decisions that are not simple.
Throughout Huck’s adventure, Twain uses the message, moral views can be blinded by society views and laws. When Huck was writing a letter to Miss Watson saying where Jim was, Huck was conflicted with his own conscience …show more content…
For instance this quote is when Tom and Huck are trying to devise a plan to help Jim break out the shed, and Huck finally complies to Tom's plan and says “I see in a minute it was worth fifteen of mine, for style, and would make Jim just as free as a man as mine would, and maybe get us all killed besides”(Twain 291). Huck does not think for himself when Tom is around, he just thinks Tom knows all and is the best person in the universe. Huck's morality is endangered because he lets Tom decide what is right, and Huck needs to learn how to stop having a functional fixedness and see that what is right for him is what's best. In Ray Browne’s “Huck’s Final Triumph” analysis he says whenever Tom is around Huck does not think straight, and it took Huck a month to break away from Toms negative influence on his morals (Browne 2). Huck needs to break away from Toms persuasion because it is damaging Huck's moral compass, and it will begin to tick once more when Huck finally sees clearly without Tom’s
Throughout Huck’s adventure, Twain uses the message, moral views can be blinded by society views and laws. When Huck was writing a letter to Miss Watson saying where Jim was, Huck was conflicted with his own conscience …show more content…
For instance this quote is when Tom and Huck are trying to devise a plan to help Jim break out the shed, and Huck finally complies to Tom's plan and says “I see in a minute it was worth fifteen of mine, for style, and would make Jim just as free as a man as mine would, and maybe get us all killed besides”(Twain 291). Huck does not think for himself when Tom is around, he just thinks Tom knows all and is the best person in the universe. Huck's morality is endangered because he lets Tom decide what is right, and Huck needs to learn how to stop having a functional fixedness and see that what is right for him is what's best. In Ray Browne’s “Huck’s Final Triumph” analysis he says whenever Tom is around Huck does not think straight, and it took Huck a month to break away from Toms negative influence on his morals (Browne 2). Huck needs to break away from Toms persuasion because it is damaging Huck's moral compass, and it will begin to tick once more when Huck finally sees clearly without Tom’s