Adventures Of Huck Finn By Mark Twain
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Adventures Of Huck Finn By Mark Twain
The conflict between society and the individual is a theme portrayed throughout
Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Huck was not raised in accord with the accepted ways
of civilization. He practically raises himself, relying on instinct to guide him
through life. As portrayed several times in the novel, Huck chooses to follow
his innate sense of right, yet he does not realize that his own instincts are
more moral than those of society. From the very beginning of Huck's story, Huck
clearly states that he did not want to conform to society; "The Widow
Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would civilize me . . . I got
into my old rags and my sugar hogshead again, and was free and satisfied."
When Pap returns for Huck, and the matter of custody is brought before the
court, the reader is forced to see the corruption of society. The judge rules
that Huck belongs to Pap, and forces him to obey an obviously evil and unfit
man. One who drinks profusely and beats his son. Later, when Huck makes it look
as though he has been killed, we see how civilization is more concerned over
finding Huck's dead body than rescuing his live one from Pap. This is a society
that is more concerned about a dead body than it is in the welfare of living
people. The theme becomes even more evident once Huck and Jim set out, down the
Mississippi. Huck enjoys his adventures on the raft. He prefers the freedom of
the wilderness to the restrictions of society. Also, Huck's ac...
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