Freedom In Huckleberry Finn

Freedom is the power to act and to do as one pleases without any restraints. It is a right and privilege for every single person; no matter their age, gender, sexuality or race. Mark Twain and Nathaniel Hawthorne challenge this idea as they present characters that do not begin with having such rights, but instead, provides the story with ones that feel trapped and confined in social and legal systems. Both authors wrote and published their work at different times, but they seem to share the common theme of freedom. However, in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” Twain uses Huck Finn’s character to represent the challenges and actions he must take in order to escape a society that is trying to control and civilize him. While Hawthorne’s text,