The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

From the reflection on the adventure of Huckleberry Fin, Huck develops, grows, and changes in the course of the novel. The protagonist of the novel shows a strong moral standard. It is recommendable for one to have independent judgment. Huck grew up uneducated, and the parents highly neglected him. Huck seemed like an outcast of the society since it seemed that there was none to care for him. He experienced great hardship, which made him strong and independent compared to his peers. As Huck was growing up, he was struggling between the community principles and the principles of himself, from which he had to choose what to go for the good place (heaven) or the bad place (hell) in Miss Watson judgement. A perfect illustration of Huck’s dilemma was when he was posed with an option of letting Jim free or report him to Miss Watson, concerning the presented situation. He choose to follow his heart by deciding to let Jim free, saving him from lots of unforeseen consequences. His plot to save must have been linked to the perception of the fix that Jim was in. He must have considered that even murders did not deserve being in very uncertain circumstances. From the hardship and tough experience Huck had, he was not expected to be nice. Instead, he is considered a very kind person in the course of the novel. Most people would consider revenge following the challenges they suffered in the past. Apparently, Huck was a great liar though he hardly lied to the extent of harming anyone. He, on several occasions, lied to scare people who were looking for escaped slaves. Generally, his lies were meant to save innocent people from their enemies, or t be what he deemed fair. At the beginning of the play, the theme of growth and change is depicted. The widow tried on several accounts to civilize Huck, after which Huck was seen to gain control of himself and began act in a more civilized way. Huck also portrayed moral growth. He, at some point, felt bad after realizing that Jim really cared for him and decided to apologize. Most individuals who undergo hardship hardly consider apologizing and instead would rejoice when their fellows experience challenges. The prank Huck made on Jim affected him, this happens chapter 10 when Jim is asleep and Huck returns to the raft. He sits next to him and pretended to be asleep when Jim wakes up,HUcks tries to make him feel that he dreamed the events of the past evening. Huck could easily notice that. Apologizing was a symbol of moral growth Huck’s level of maturity and independence levels changes throughout the novel. The change is slow though steady. The moment he rejoins, and with Tom, his personality completely changes to the extent that their personalities clashed. With time, Jim does not only realize that Jim is a human being but also a very good-hearted person. Huck also shows an advanced level of maturity and growth by being in a position of doing given tasks on his own. He is never scared of performing tasks alone, and all he does is done with perfection. The confidence in believing in oneself to the extent of performing tasks without any doubts is remarkable and admirable in my opinion. The key contributing factor to Huck’s growth was his sound heart. Huck’s sound mind puts him in a position of coming up with sound conclusions. He is in a position of gaining access to truth and defeat conscience that is ill-trained by society. Huck, in the beginning, is considered uneducated, coarse naughty, and untamed at the end of the book; he turns out to be an upright, realistic, and kind man.