Developing morality, becoming his own character, and loving another person are all things that Huckleberry Finn goes through during his Adventures. Typically, one may think of this book as an American tale of classic adventure, paddling down a river and being in nature while not caring, but this novel had a deeper meaning and a deeper development. While it is a classic, one may fail to notice that the relationship Huck and Jim have is the main point of the novel and that Huck’s respect with him directly relates to his morality and his character. Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck’s respect towards Jim grows stronger as Huck’s morality and character develop.
Before Huck and Jim go on the raft and on the run, the two don’t have much of any relationship; it was more of preconceptions and Huck’s actions. At the beginning, Huck is a blank slate; a character with no personality or true morals of his own. Huck is a person who is a reflection of everyone else around him. With that being said, Huck also still lacks morality, he’s sneaking out of the house, …show more content…
Without the relationship with Jim, Huck would have still been that young kid with few morals trying to pray for a fishing rod. The two concepts-the relationship with Jim and the development of Huck-are the main things that the author is trying to say. That a deformed conscience can be broken by a sound heart, as Mark Twain would say. Jim was an honest man and wasn’t property by the end of the book, in Huck’s eyes. Jim broke Huck’s perception of the world and allowed Huck to be a character and not another cookie-cut member of the south. As Jim and Huck became closer, and as Huck began to respect Jim more, Huck began to develop his morality and his characteristics that made him a person and not just a blank
Before Huck and Jim go on the raft and on the run, the two don’t have much of any relationship; it was more of preconceptions and Huck’s actions. At the beginning, Huck is a blank slate; a character with no personality or true morals of his own. Huck is a person who is a reflection of everyone else around him. With that being said, Huck also still lacks morality, he’s sneaking out of the house, …show more content…
Without the relationship with Jim, Huck would have still been that young kid with few morals trying to pray for a fishing rod. The two concepts-the relationship with Jim and the development of Huck-are the main things that the author is trying to say. That a deformed conscience can be broken by a sound heart, as Mark Twain would say. Jim was an honest man and wasn’t property by the end of the book, in Huck’s eyes. Jim broke Huck’s perception of the world and allowed Huck to be a character and not another cookie-cut member of the south. As Jim and Huck became closer, and as Huck began to respect Jim more, Huck began to develop his morality and his characteristics that made him a person and not just a blank