Research

For my research I chose to write about the change in huckleberry Finn as he changes and grows older. Do his views on what is right and wrong change?  I will also explore his change of beliefs and feelings as he changes.  For example, how he acts in chapter sixteen versus chapter thirty one.  I will do this by explaining literary elements and researching them.

In chapter sixteen he was about to tell on Jim to the men on the shore. Instead, Huck made up a lie to protect Jim without even thinking. In chapter thirty on consciously made a decision with all things on his mind and decided “alright, then I’ll go to hell.” He also said “I might as well go the whole hog.” By this statement, you can tell that he is absolutely sure about what he has decided to do. I do not feel like there is a doubt in his mind. He has discovered that Jim is as much of a person as he is. It is in this moment where I feel that Huck Finn changes the most. I feel that this is the most pivotal point in the story and their adventure to freedom.

Another point I will address is the question “Is it completely possible to be your whole true self in society?” Do they fully achieve freedom? My take on this is that they do not. Yes, the town accepts Jim a bit more but even at the end of the book Huck leaves his homes because people were trying to get him some manners. They wanted to teach him to be right. He said he was not happy and that he was going to move out to another state. I also know that a person can not truly be themselves in society due to personal experiences I have had in my lifetime as I’ve grown older and tried to do my own thing.