Huck Finn a Very Complex Character
Mauela Gaviria
Ms. Duffy
English III
12-6-10
Children are born into perfect worlds, where they don’t have to worry about anything or anyone. As time goes by and life continues, they are affected by society and environment around them which allows them to think and get to their own conclusions about different aspects of the everyday life. Huck Finn is a very complex character in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." He grows as a character through many different experiences and develops consciousness throughout the novel. Growing up, Huck did not have the best childhood. He was adopted by a woman named Widow Douglas and her sister, who is known as Miss Watson. These two women try to make Huck understand what it’s like to live as a normal boy. They teach him manners, make him go to church and school, and are always trying to help him do the right things, but these are things Huck is not interested in doing. Huck is only trying to live up to these women’s expectations for his best friend, Tom Sawyer, who has found a large stash of gold. Tom will not let Huck have some of the gold if he is not respectable and has morals. When Huck’s father finds out about the amount of money that Huck has, he tries to get him back. With the help of a new, inexperienced judge, Huck’s father gets his wish. Huck does not want to go live with his father because his father is a drunk who beat him almost every night after having him locked up in a cabin all day. Huck has the urge to think for himself and not follow any rules because of this. Huck yearns to be let out of this life his father has trapped him in, resulting in his escape shortly after. He fakes his death by killing a pig, leaving the pigs blood all around the house for his father to find. When he escapes, he hides out on Jackson’s Island and watches the townspeople search for his body. Shortly after, one of Miss Watson’s slaves, Jim, appears on the island along with him. Though Huck was afraid of the
Ms. Duffy
English III
12-6-10
Children are born into perfect worlds, where they don’t have to worry about anything or anyone. As time goes by and life continues, they are affected by society and environment around them which allows them to think and get to their own conclusions about different aspects of the everyday life. Huck Finn is a very complex character in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." He grows as a character through many different experiences and develops consciousness throughout the novel. Growing up, Huck did not have the best childhood. He was adopted by a woman named Widow Douglas and her sister, who is known as Miss Watson. These two women try to make Huck understand what it’s like to live as a normal boy. They teach him manners, make him go to church and school, and are always trying to help him do the right things, but these are things Huck is not interested in doing. Huck is only trying to live up to these women’s expectations for his best friend, Tom Sawyer, who has found a large stash of gold. Tom will not let Huck have some of the gold if he is not respectable and has morals. When Huck’s father finds out about the amount of money that Huck has, he tries to get him back. With the help of a new, inexperienced judge, Huck’s father gets his wish. Huck does not want to go live with his father because his father is a drunk who beat him almost every night after having him locked up in a cabin all day. Huck has the urge to think for himself and not follow any rules because of this. Huck yearns to be let out of this life his father has trapped him in, resulting in his escape shortly after. He fakes his death by killing a pig, leaving the pigs blood all around the house for his father to find. When he escapes, he hides out on Jackson’s Island and watches the townspeople search for his body. Shortly after, one of Miss Watson’s slaves, Jim, appears on the island along with him. Though Huck was afraid of the