Examples Of Superstition In Huckleberry Finn
Superstition. Do you ever realize how much of an impact this “thing” has on people along with their beliefs, actions, and fears? Just imagine what life would be like without these bizarre unjustified beliefs we randomly come up with...quite boring if you ask me. I could go on and on talking about how crazy I think this is, but, it can also be a bit interesting once you come across it. Let me introduce you to superstition and its impact on a few characters in one of Mark Twain’s novels, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. One of the main characters, Huck, is a great example of being superstitious as he displays it quite a few times throughout the book. Early in the novel, Huck is sitting alone in his room and all of a sudden a spider crawls up his arm and he instinctively flicks it off into the lighted candle. Huck then
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Here, take a look at when Jim had fetched a hairball from the fourth stomach of an ox. As crazy as it sounds, Jim actually believed that it was magic and that it was some sort of fortune teller. Also, when Huck found tracks to his father’s shoe, the first place he thought of going to was Jim who had the “magical” hairball. “He said it would tell my whole fortune if I wanted it to”(pg.18). This example more importantly shows how superstition somewhat distances Huck and Jim from reality to a certain degree. Although it is quite arguable depending on what standpoint you see it as. Whether it is from their lack of education, or their level of matureness.In my opinion, this definitely is convincing enough for me to believe that superstition shapes Huck and Jim’s lives and even shapes the novel itself. All in all, I think Mark Twain uses superstition in the novel to point out the fact that it saves Huck as he tries to get away from society and superstition is his way of protecting
Here, take a look at when Jim had fetched a hairball from the fourth stomach of an ox. As crazy as it sounds, Jim actually believed that it was magic and that it was some sort of fortune teller. Also, when Huck found tracks to his father’s shoe, the first place he thought of going to was Jim who had the “magical” hairball. “He said it would tell my whole fortune if I wanted it to”(pg.18). This example more importantly shows how superstition somewhat distances Huck and Jim from reality to a certain degree. Although it is quite arguable depending on what standpoint you see it as. Whether it is from their lack of education, or their level of matureness.In my opinion, this definitely is convincing enough for me to believe that superstition shapes Huck and Jim’s lives and even shapes the novel itself. All in all, I think Mark Twain uses superstition in the novel to point out the fact that it saves Huck as he tries to get away from society and superstition is his way of protecting