Huck Finn River Analysis
Everyday individuals are influencing one another, whether it is the way one talks or one’s political point of view. However, Utilizing symbolism, Twain employs the river as a new beginning; however, society’s influences are unavoidable. As Huck and Jim make their way down the river, they come across two white men looking for slaves; Huck begins to feel guilty because he is letting Ms. Watson’s property escape, but he knows he would also feel bad for giving up Jim. For this reason, Huck creates a lie that he has smallpox and the men go away, but he still feels like he did the wrong thing, “Well, I can tell you it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear him, because I begun to get it through my head that he was most free⎼and who
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Petersburg. For instance, “‘What was the trouble about, Buck?⎼land?’’ ‘I reckon maybe⎼I don’t know.’ ‘Well who done the shooting? Was it a Grangerford or a Shepherdson?’ ‘Laws, how do I know? It was so long ago’” (111). Because of the brutality between the families, Huck can relate the circumstances to his Pap, from whom he was escaping in the beginning. Twain uses the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons as examples of satire to exploit the foolish and ignorant human natures society has; such as when they go to church and have rifles with them as the minister is preaching about loving one another and how no one truly understands why they are arguing. Furthermore, after his close friend, Buck Grangerford, was killed by the Shepherdsons, Huck was traumatized and decided it was best for he and Jim to move on from the families, “I was powerful glad to get away from the feuds, and so was Jim to get away from the swamp. We said there warn’t no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don’t. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft” (119). After witnessing the violence between the two families, Huck looks to the river for a new beginning to forget about the disturbing death of his dear friend. The river provides solace for Huck and Jim, especially after the one closest to Huck died. Concluding
Petersburg. For instance, “‘What was the trouble about, Buck?⎼land?’’ ‘I reckon maybe⎼I don’t know.’ ‘Well who done the shooting? Was it a Grangerford or a Shepherdson?’ ‘Laws, how do I know? It was so long ago’” (111). Because of the brutality between the families, Huck can relate the circumstances to his Pap, from whom he was escaping in the beginning. Twain uses the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons as examples of satire to exploit the foolish and ignorant human natures society has; such as when they go to church and have rifles with them as the minister is preaching about loving one another and how no one truly understands why they are arguing. Furthermore, after his close friend, Buck Grangerford, was killed by the Shepherdsons, Huck was traumatized and decided it was best for he and Jim to move on from the families, “I was powerful glad to get away from the feuds, and so was Jim to get away from the swamp. We said there warn’t no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don’t. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft” (119). After witnessing the violence between the two families, Huck looks to the river for a new beginning to forget about the disturbing death of his dear friend. The river provides solace for Huck and Jim, especially after the one closest to Huck died. Concluding