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Khalil Catlin

Dr. Sims

English-151

3/15/2021

Literal Analysis of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Novel

Literature forms the basis of our lives because it integrates and accentuates many topics

of human beings. It is the capability to apprehend the complexity or simplicity of text because

imagination is formed in the minds of people after they read the physically written words of

literature. Literature holds a mirror to the world because it allows individuals to see through

others' lenses and, at times, animates objects. The importance of literature is first defined at an

early age when young people start reading and understand situations from any perspective (“4

Literary Analysis”). People get to understand the world they live in better through literature

because many authors express what is happening in society; through books, people gain good

judgment practice and morals by reading relatable books. Readers reflect upon their life because

they are triggered when they get to understand what happens all over through literature. The

ability and capacity to sense themes, analyze characters and conflicts, and information being

passed in a certain book opens people to a different way of thinking. In Mark Twain's novel "The

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the author incorporates different characters, each having

different conflicts, which forms the foundation and discussion of the essay.

The first character to be analyzed is the protagonist, who is named Huckleberry "Huck"

Finn. He is aged thirteen years and his father is a local drunkard. The young boy is often homeless

and homeless window Douglass tries to change Huck, but he refused. This is illustrated by the

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statement, "The Widow Douglas, she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but

it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the

widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer, I lit out (Twain)," and the

character displayed by the Huck is he is an independent boy both in making his decision and in

life. The boy is a bit outcast because he is distanced from mainstream society. This makes the boy

doubtful of the ideas the world passes to him. The distrust of society and Huck's experiences

force him to think and question things society has taught him. Even though the boy is

uneducated, he is witty and thoughtful. The boy thinks about situations based on advantages and

concludes that would shock the white society because it contradicts society's norms. The main

conflict caused by the character Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is character versus society. Huck fights

against a society that wants to change him into a good boy and civilize him.

The second character to be analyzed is Tom Sawyer, who is the main character in the

novel. He is an age-mate of Hack and his best friend. Tom's character is the opposite of Huck

because he is every that Hack is not. For instance, Tom has been raised in a comfortable life while

Huck is a poor, dirty boy. He is imaginative and dominating as he shares ideas obtained from

adventure and romance novels. Tom's flings are always funny, but they provide a picture of the

society that can be disturbing and unthoughtful. One of the funny escapades is that he entertains

himself with nice escape plans for Jim to continue being imprisoned while being a free man

because Mrs. Watson has died. The character conflicts are society's expectations whereby Tom

incorporates what the society expects him to be regarding that he is a young, well-to-do white

man. Widow Douglas and Miss Watson are also other charters in the novel. The two sisters live

together in a big house because they are wealthy, and after several attempts to adopt Huck, they

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later succeed. However, Douglas is gentler compared to Mrs. Watson and patient with Huck.

Again, Douglas is kind and has a relatively good relationship with Huck because when the boy

behaves unexpectedly compared to society, he fears disappointing widow Douglas.

Jim, another main character, is intelligent and compassionate. He travels down the river

with Huck as his companion. He is intelligent basing on his arguments and deep knowledge of the

world. Referring to the time Huck and Jim take up on the island of Jackson, it is revealed that Jim

is superstitious to the point of idiocy. He is friendly and kind because he becomes a good friend

and surrogate father to Hack at the river, and he really cares for him. Jim shelter the young boy

Huck from serious terror and cooks for him. Their strong friendship demonstrated the statement,

"People will call me a low down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum—but that don't

make no difference. I ain't agoing to tell, and I ain't agoing back there anyways (Twain)," whereby

it is Huck who opens up to Jim about the society sees him. The conflict brought about by

character Jim is character versus own self. It is demonstrated when Huck realizes his good friend

Jim is a fugitive, and he has to decide whether to aid in freeing Jim or turn him into a slave again

as expected from society's upbringing.

In conclusion, while referring to the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark

Twain, it is evident that most of the literature work relates to society and people's lives. Through

the novel, we get to see the influence of society on people's lives. For instance, society expects

people to behave in a certain way. When Huck exhibits contradicting behavior, he is termed

unexceptional. Through the character analysis in the novel, we get good morals like being kind

and friendly to other people.

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Works Cited

"4 Literary analysis." The Laghukatha,

"Essay and General Literature Index." The SHAFR Guide Online,

Twain, M. Adventures of huckleberry Finn. Courier Corporation, 1994.

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