Huckleberry Finn's Moral Dilemma
Moral Decisions Faced by Huckleberry Finn (#5)
Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, encompasses a wide variety of moral implications faced by the main character, Huckleberry Finn. In the beginning, Huck was forced to decide what to do regarding his father. He could continue to subside to his father's actions, which would result in more abuse, or he could run away to escape the trauma he faced at home. Huck chose the latter, and embarked on a journey down the Mississippi River with Jim, the escaped slave. Throughout his journey, Huck would face many more difficult moral decisions. From realizing he was inadvertently helping Jim escape slavery, to ruining the Duke and King's plan, young Huckleberry Finn was forced to make many important decisions based solely upon his natural instinct.
Huckleberry Finn raised himself. His father was an alcoholic, and would abuse Huck whenever he had the chance. For a short time, Huck was living with Miss Watson, who took great care of him, but he was very resistant to her "proper" ways of life. Huck would much rather be on the river than dressed in nice clothes doing schoolwork. Once he escaped from his father with Jim, he became his own teacher. There was nobody to guide him in the right direction as Miss Watson had attempted. As a result, he relied solely on his instincts for any decision that he faced. Although many would be lost in this situation, young Huck Finn contained a very prevalent conscience, which often guided him on the correct moral path. Even though Huck found himself in the wrong group of people multiple times, his conscience would soon alert him to create a plan to escape safely. He followed his conscience so devotedly that even in a time when slavery was accepted amongst almost everyone, Huck decided to continue exploring the river with Jim. Huck decided to follow his gut in this circumstance because he had made a real connection with Jim, regardless of Jim’s skin color. These types of
Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, encompasses a wide variety of moral implications faced by the main character, Huckleberry Finn. In the beginning, Huck was forced to decide what to do regarding his father. He could continue to subside to his father's actions, which would result in more abuse, or he could run away to escape the trauma he faced at home. Huck chose the latter, and embarked on a journey down the Mississippi River with Jim, the escaped slave. Throughout his journey, Huck would face many more difficult moral decisions. From realizing he was inadvertently helping Jim escape slavery, to ruining the Duke and King's plan, young Huckleberry Finn was forced to make many important decisions based solely upon his natural instinct.
Huckleberry Finn raised himself. His father was an alcoholic, and would abuse Huck whenever he had the chance. For a short time, Huck was living with Miss Watson, who took great care of him, but he was very resistant to her "proper" ways of life. Huck would much rather be on the river than dressed in nice clothes doing schoolwork. Once he escaped from his father with Jim, he became his own teacher. There was nobody to guide him in the right direction as Miss Watson had attempted. As a result, he relied solely on his instincts for any decision that he faced. Although many would be lost in this situation, young Huck Finn contained a very prevalent conscience, which often guided him on the correct moral path. Even though Huck found himself in the wrong group of people multiple times, his conscience would soon alert him to create a plan to escape safely. He followed his conscience so devotedly that even in a time when slavery was accepted amongst almost everyone, Huck decided to continue exploring the river with Jim. Huck decided to follow his gut in this circumstance because he had made a real connection with Jim, regardless of Jim’s skin color. These types of