Huck Finn :: essays research papers

huck Finn huckaback has a grim attitude toward multitude he disagrees with or doesnt getalong with. Huck tends to alienate himself from those people. He doesnt let itbother him. Un standardized most people Huck doesnt try to do play his point. When Huckhas a certain outlook on things he bring through his view. He will not change it foranyone. For instance in Chapter trine when Miss Watson utters Huck that if heprayed he would get alwaysything he wished for. Huck just shook his head yes andwalked away telling Tom that it doesnt work because he has tried it before withfishing line and fishing hooks. this tell us that Huck is an independent personwho doesnt need to rely on other people.This is a defy of social criticism. span has his ways of criticizingpeople of their actions and the things they do. Twain does a good jobexpressing the characters social behaivors. Instead of direct making fun ofHulks actions he hints towards them or tries to glorify them when he doessomething t hat is socially wrong or unintelligent. Huck stages his death. Thisis not a real gifted thing to do even though Hucks father is real baseborn and is athreat to his life and Hucks life. Huck wants to get away from him so bad thatthe first thing that comes into his mind is to stage his death so Pap will thinkhes dead and wont be looking for him ever again. Twain feels that by makingHuck do this Twain is knife thrust fun a Hucks intelligence. Not his natureintelligence but his book intelligence. In other words Twain is making fun ofHuck. Twain also portrays Huck and Jim as stupid when Huck dresses up like agirl. Everyone knows Huck will not pass as a girlJim is very much like a father to Huck. He looks out for Huck and he isrespected and looked upon by Huck. This is also to a greater extent significant becauseHuckleberry Finn never had a father and he never sincerely had a role model. Jimserves this purpose perfectly. On one occasion Huck and Jim were exploring anold house that had floated down stream. While they were looking in it Jim detect a dead body.