Comments-on-the-Adventures-of-Huckleberry-Finn

CommentsontheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnThankstothisspecialassignmentaboutthecommentsofabook,IhaveachancetoapproachTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnbyMarkTwain.Afterreading,Ifirmlybelievethatitisreallyanextraordinaryandfabulousnovel,anditmustbemorethanamasterpiece.Whenitcomestothecommentsonthisnovel,itisindeedacontroversialissue.Ontheonehand,peoplewhocomefromdifferentbackgroundsholddifferentunderstandingsandattitudestowardsitscomments.Ontheotherhand,whenIconsultedsomeinformationontheInternet,Ifoundthatmostreadersmadesomecommentsinacertainpositivelight,whicharesupportedbysoundreasons.Nowaftertouchingonit,Ihavesomeideasintheaspectsofitsbackgrounds,contents,characters,andlanguage.ThegreatAmericanwriterErnestHemingwayhadthistosayaboutMarkTwain'sHuckleberryFinn:Allmodernliteraturestemsfromthisonebook.TheadventuresofHuckleberryFinntellsastorysetinthecivilwarUnitedStates.InthisquintessentialAmericannovel,TomSawyer'sbestfriend,HuckleberryFinn,isthenarratoranduneducatedprotagonistofthestory.HeistheadoptedsonofMissWatson’ssisterWidowDouglas.Huckisboredbythecivilizedlifethatheisforcedtolive.Heisterrifiedatthecrueltyofhisblackguardfatherwhoisinterestedinhisson’sfortune.HeescapestonearbyJackson’sisland,wherehemeetsMissWatson’sfugitiveslaveniggerJim.Toavoidbeingcaptured,theymovealongtheMississippiRiveronaraftandexperiencemanyadventurousthingsduringtheirjourneyalongMississippiRiver.Attheendofthestory,JimissetfreebyhisownerMissWatsoninherwill.FromthestorywecanseeitisTwain’scelebrationofsimplicity,innocence,freedom,nature,wilderness,peace,generosity,companionship,humanity,andamarvelouswayofliving.Takefreedomforexample,HucktrieshisbesttoescapetonearbyJackson’sislandfromlivingthecivilizedlifetogetherwithhisblackguardfatherinacabinneartheforest.Itisademonstrationofhimlookingforfreedom.Alsoinordertochasefreedom,niggerJimmanagestobreakfreefrombeingaslave.ThetwopeoplewhoarebothlookingforfreedomcometogetherandbegintheirMississippitrip.TheMississippiRiveratthatmomentbecamethesymboloffreedom.Itisalsoacondemnationorridiculeofslaving,civilization,discrimination,tyranny,violence,greed,hypocrisy,andcorruption.Takehypocrisyasanexample.Fromthebeginningofthestory,wehavealreadyseenthehypocrisyofthesocietyandthepeople.ThecourtpronouncedHuck’sadoptionowntohisblackguardfather.Asamatteroffact,thecourtobviouslyhasn’tconsideredmuchmoreaboutthechild.Hisfatherisablackguardwhowillmakeabadeffectonchildhasn’tbeentakenintoconsideration.Accordingly,thehypocrisyofthecourtcanbeevident.Inaddition,Huck’sblackguardfatherwantstogainhisadoptionnotfortakinggoodcareofhimbutforhisfortune.Hisfather’shypocrisyshockedmealot.Opposingslaveryandapprovingfreedomisthethesis,whichisshownbycreatingtwosuccessfulcharacters:HuckandJim.ConcerningHuck,heisabrave,smartandkindheartedboy.Fromthebeginningofthenovel,theauthormakesitclearthatHuckisaboywhocomesfromthelowestlevelsofwhitesociety.Hisfatherisadrunkandaruffian.AlthoughtheWidowDouglasattemptsto“reform”Huck,heresistsherattemptsandmaintainshisindependentways.ThegreatsuccessofshapingthecharacterliesinhelpingJimfightfromslavery,battleswithhisconscienceaboutbefriendingniggerJim.Huck’sinstinctualdistrustandhisexperiencesashetravelsdowntheriverforcehimtoquestionthethingssocietyhastaughthim.Accordingtothelaw,JimisMissWatson’sproperty,butaccordingtoHuck’ssenseoflogicandfairness,itseems“right”tohelpJim.Huck’sinnerstruggleandhisgrowingoppositiontoslaveryarethemostinterestingpartsofthebook.HeistaughtbyconventionthatBlacksareinferiortoWhites,thatslaveryisgoodandright,andthatafugitiveslaveshouldbereportedandpunished.Soatfirst,HuckrefusestoseeJimasaproperhumanbeing,andevenlessashisequal.ButJim’sgoodheartandpersonalexperiencetellhimthatJimisamanandagoodmanindeed.Heistorturedbetweentraditionalvaluesandhisownsenseofgoodandevil.Atlast,hissenseofgoodandevildefeatedtraditionalvalues.HedeterminestohelpJim.Huck’snaturalintelligenceandhiswillingnesstothinkthroughasituationonitsownmeritsleadhimtosomeconclusionsthatarecorrectintheircontextbutthatwouldshockwhitesociety.Forexample,HuckdiscoverswhenheandJimmeetagroupofslave-hunters,thattellingalieissometimestherightcourseofaction.BecauseHuckisachild,theworldseemsnewtohim.Everythingheencountersisanoccasionforthought.Becauseofhisbackground,however,hedoesmorethanjustapplytherulesthathehasbeentaught—hecreateshisownrules.YetHuckisnotsomekindofindependentmoralgenius.Hemuststillstrugglewithsomeofthepreconceptionsaboutblacksthatsocietyhasingrainedinhim,andattheendofthenovel,heshowshimselfalltoowillingtofollowTomSawyer’slead.ButeventhesefailuresarepartofwhatmakesHuckappealingandsympathetic.Afterall,heisonlyaboy,andofcourseheisfallible.Imperfectasheis,Huckrepresentswhatanyoneiscapableofbecoming:athinking,feelinghumanbeingratherthanamerecoginthemachineofsociety.AboutJim,heisHuck’scompanionashetravelsdowntheriver.Alsoheisamanofremarkableintelligenceandcompassion.Atfirstglance,Jimseemstobesuperstitioustothepointofidiocy,butacarefulreadingofthetimethatHuckandJimspendonJackson’sIslandrevealsthatJim’ssuperstitionsconceal