Essay On Huckleberry Finn

In the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the theme of morals and values is prominent throughout the novel. Most of these morals originate with the church, culture, and the society they live in. Generally the community tends to share similar beliefs even if it is not necessarily correct. The main character, Huckleberry Finn, doesn’t seem to conform to his communities morals. This causes him to be treated almost as an outcast and society wants him to change.
Huck Finn does not agree with the most of the morals and values that he is exposed to. He was raised in an environment with no sturdy belief foundation. He has learned what is right and wrong from his own personal experience, not by what someone tells him. He observes how his father treats him and it
You can tell that Mark Twain is making fun of the rigid and strict religious beliefs. He displays this through Huck’s rejection to religion and opposing opinions. In the book he makes Huck Finn have better, or more modern, morals than those who strictly follow religion. Other characters tend to have ridiculous morals or are very racist and unjust. “Alright, then, I’ll go to hell.” (214). Huck obviously does not highly prioritize religion or the belief of an afterlife. It can be implied that Mark Twain believes that organized religion makes people close minded or creates false morals.
In conclusion, Huckleberry Finn follows his own morals rather than others and Twain displays this as the right way of thinking. This is very different from many other character in the book who strictly follow religion and are close minded. Huck Finn does not conform to religion or society which allows him to be more open minded. The way Mark Twain pokes fun at religion can show own personal opinion and views on the topic. Mark Twain is strongly supporting individualism and originality rather than conforming and derivative