Huckleberry Finn Analysis

Is your life perfect? Probably not we all have our demons we all have our faults but that is what unifies us. We are on a journey to become a better person all the time. Just like in the novels Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Therefore the journey by both protagonists in the novels The adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Underground to Canada differ, the style of writting used in both texts are complete opposites. They share similairties such as the setting used for both books and the fact both novels end on a positive note. Both authors succeded in conveying the readers attention to the central themes of the books: perserverance, moral awakening and finding your freedom. In this
The setting in the tough hard nosed American South is a perfect place to portray the themes of never give up and perserverance. It is time of slavery in the USA. African American people were not considered equal in the deep south. This is perfect to show the struggle of black americans. In Huck Finn for example an interracial friendship is unheard of. This is what makes the friendship between Huck a white boy and Jim a runaway slave so facinating. Twain using this friendship in this time to show that black and white people can live together in peace. However it was not easy Jim had to get north to become a free man, he can not complete the journey without Huck. We see Jim never giving up hope on Huck and they go through rough times together on the shore when they are not on their raft. This quote from chapter 12 gives you a good feel for the setting: "We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness. It was kind of solemn, drifting down the big, still river, laying on our backs looking