Moral Lesson Of Huck Finn's Life
In the early stages of the story, Huck rejects the idea of becoming civilized. He believes it takes away the freedom that living in the wilderness provides him. Living with Miss Watson and the Widow, Huck grows up learning that society views slaves as property. As Huck and Jim travel further away from home, Huck's journey becomes a coming of age experience. Meeting new people and seeing new things, it teaches Huck that the society he lives in is flawed in multiple ways. While Huck doesn't know it, there are many times his decisions are more moral than those of society. As time progresses, Huck comes to acknowledge that Jim has traits that resemble those of his own kind, like his ability to care and sacrifice. Towards the end of the story, Huck finally realises that Jim
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Huck knows that he is breaking the law by helping Jim escape because he belongs to Miss Watson, but Huck also sees Jim as a friend. He is torn with making a choice, and he is stuck in a moral dilemma. When Huck encounters the slave hunters on the river, he makes a final decision. Huck chooses to protect Jim and he says to himself after, “hold on; s'pose you'd a done right and give Jim up, would you felt better than what you do now? No, says I, I'd feel bad - I'd feel just the same way I do now. Well, then, says I, what's the use you learning to do right when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?” (Huck, Pg. 91). Huck having difficulty with determining right from wrong is a sign of his morals growing and maturing. Huck is first puzzled, but in the end he follows his instinct and protects Jim. While Huck doesn’t know it, he made the correct choice and went down the right path. This is the beginning of Huck's moral development that will lead him to rebel against society and value human
Huck knows that he is breaking the law by helping Jim escape because he belongs to Miss Watson, but Huck also sees Jim as a friend. He is torn with making a choice, and he is stuck in a moral dilemma. When Huck encounters the slave hunters on the river, he makes a final decision. Huck chooses to protect Jim and he says to himself after, “hold on; s'pose you'd a done right and give Jim up, would you felt better than what you do now? No, says I, I'd feel bad - I'd feel just the same way I do now. Well, then, says I, what's the use you learning to do right when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?” (Huck, Pg. 91). Huck having difficulty with determining right from wrong is a sign of his morals growing and maturing. Huck is first puzzled, but in the end he follows his instinct and protects Jim. While Huck doesn’t know it, he made the correct choice and went down the right path. This is the beginning of Huck's moral development that will lead him to rebel against society and value human