When I began reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, I knew that this would be a book unlike any I had ever read before. The issue of slavery had never been something I was interested in because it reveals how unorthodox people can be. Although it's essential to remember the past so it won't be repeated, I choose not to dwell on it.
I was surprised by the various issues the book addressed. Huck did alot more than experience an awespiring adventure as he journeyed down that river. He managed to stay true to himself despite what other people wanted.Huck remained the beautiful young boy that saw good in people even though he had experienced the worst. For example, Huck's father was a pathetic excuse for a father. Pap was what Huck called his father. Pap spent all of his life drinking and causing trouble. Huck still loved his father even though his father had not shown Huck the love he deserved. I often see the exact same thing happening with people who I have interacted with in my life.The character Jim was a very acceptable father figure in for Huck in my eyes. Jim still was there for Huck in ways that a father would be. He treated Huck with respect and shared his knowledge with him.The only problem was the fact that Jim was a slave.
Society at the time was very corrupt. Twain often shows this by exposing citizens attitudes toward slavery. The town Huck formerly lived in put a great reward for Jim and even blamed him for the "death" of Huck. Huck puts aside all that he has learned by helping Jim. This I think is one of the most important themes Twain wanted to address. Twain understood that sometimes what is considered the right thing to do by society is not always the right thing to do. I believe that is one of the main reasons the book became such a success. All people should learn from Huck and other great characters in books throughout history.
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After reading the first sentence I knew that this book was going to have a hard dialect. I read the book "Serena" and that book also had a hard dialect to follow as well. I enjoyed reading the book on Huck Finn because it was a book that was recent in the time frame. Slavery is a hard topic to deal with and I think that during this time slaves were treated immoral and with no respect. This is hard for me to comphrend but people were like that then but we still have people in the world today who are like that. There was one adventure right after another throughout the book but that was what made it so interesting. Huck did see the good in people even though he had a rough childhood. Huck really never had a father figure in his life but I think that he done a great job of succeeding. Huck's father was not only a drunk but he abused Huck and that made me mad. There are a lot of children who are treated this way right now and nothing is done about it just like it was in this book. Children love their parents unconditionally no matter what they do to them. This is a sad part of life but it is very true. I think that Jim really played a part in the father role for Huck becasue he was always there for him. Jim and Huck respect each other and that brought them closer together. The society was very corrupt then but in reality society is still corrupt in more ways than one now. Sometimes standing alone in your beliefs is the wrong thing for others but not for you. Standing on your own beliefs is always the right thing to do. This book has helped me to understand more about slavery and this time period in which this book was wrote.
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