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In the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck rejects “sivilized”
life. He dreads the rules and conformities of society such as religion, school,
and anything else that will eventually make him civilized. He feels cramped in
his new surroundings at the Widow Douglas’s house. He would rather be in his old
rags and sugar-hogshead because he was free and satisfied. He felt out of place
when he tried being “sivilized” because he grew up fending for himself and to
him it felt really lonely. Huck Finn grew up living in the woods and pretty much
raised himself because his pap was a drunk. He never had a civilized lifestyle
and he believed that his way of living was good enough for him. He was free to
do what ever he liked and that is how he learned to live. He did not believe in
school because all you need to know to live is not found in a book that you read
at school. He believed that you learned by living out in the wild. Huck would
rather be an individual than conform to society. Huck would rather follow his
heart then his head and because of this Huck is ruled as a bad person because in
society your suppose to use your head. Huck is being penalized for his beliefs
and he does not want to be apart of a lifestyle that does not support his ways.
For instance his choice not to turn in Jim shows that Huck understands why Jim
is escaping.
Huck sees Jim as a friend not as a slave and so he truly is able to
see that society’s way of treaty Jim is wrong. Huck is portrayed as a boy who
sees life at face value and not by the set “standards” of the “sivilized”
society. The rejection of the “sivilized” lifestyles shows that Huck does not
agree with it rules. Because of this, he is able to see life from different
perspectives. He can sympathize with all the class in society. He learns to
figure out what is morally correct and wrong. Through out his journey down the
river, Huck is able to learn more about himself and others. His adventures has
taught him more than he will ever learn just by reading books. Huck is able to
live a great life just by reacting to situations as they come along. Huck is
better off not living a “sivilized” lifestyle because that is how he learns.
Huck’s rejection of a “sivilized” life can be seen as being rebellious, but as
you read more and more about Huck’s adventures, you come to the realization that
this has helped Huck to become a well rounded person.
Huck is a practical and
realistic person who grows more and more as he deals with every situation he is
put in, but during his time, it was not right for a child to be on his own
because they are too young to know anything and they need guidance through
school and religion. Even though Huck is young, he has learned a lot by reading
and by self-study. Huck believes in being free so he can able to adjust to
situations rather than living a set life. Huck learns without the help of school
and other forms that will eventually make him “sivilized”and he intends to keep
it that way and therefore he runs away from the “sivilized” society. Huck learns
from his actions and mistakes and not from others and that is how he grows
mentally and physically.
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