Huck Finn's Reflections On The Past
Huck Finn and Reflections on the Past
In the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain, the main protagonist Huck Finn learns many lessons throughout the book including the lessons of karma and hypocrisy. He quickly learns to reflect on these lessons and learns to use them in his society. One instance in particular where Huck gains knowledge based on events is with the duke and the king. Huckleberry realizes that the world is hypocritical for both white and black folks alike. Not only that, but he realizes the big picture that no one is perfect and that everyone will judge others based on aspects of them that do not match their own. One of the first instances where Huck learns a very important lesson is when Jim, the duke, the king and him are part of those play …show more content…
Although it’s not told by Mark Twain, Huck experiences the feeling of karma, that the deeds of the duke and king came to bite back at them when they continued to try and take from others. Huck’s attitude later on shows this lesson has taught him well. He knows that when the duke and the king are doing deeds that don’t suit the greater good for everyone, and only for themselves, that he needs to make sure him and Jim are not in danger and get to the raft to try and leave without them. He also does this whenever the duke and the king fake being the two brothers.
Later on in the book, Huck finds out that the duke and the king were tarred and feathered when “a raging rush of people, with torches, and an awful whooping and yelling, and banging tin pans and blowing horns”(245) came passing by. When they get out of the way “[he saw] they had the king and the duke astraddle of a rail”. (245) Huck could easily identify them even though “they was all over tar and feathers, and didn’t look like nothing in the world that was human”.
In the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain, the main protagonist Huck Finn learns many lessons throughout the book including the lessons of karma and hypocrisy. He quickly learns to reflect on these lessons and learns to use them in his society. One instance in particular where Huck gains knowledge based on events is with the duke and the king. Huckleberry realizes that the world is hypocritical for both white and black folks alike. Not only that, but he realizes the big picture that no one is perfect and that everyone will judge others based on aspects of them that do not match their own. One of the first instances where Huck learns a very important lesson is when Jim, the duke, the king and him are part of those play …show more content…
Although it’s not told by Mark Twain, Huck experiences the feeling of karma, that the deeds of the duke and king came to bite back at them when they continued to try and take from others. Huck’s attitude later on shows this lesson has taught him well. He knows that when the duke and the king are doing deeds that don’t suit the greater good for everyone, and only for themselves, that he needs to make sure him and Jim are not in danger and get to the raft to try and leave without them. He also does this whenever the duke and the king fake being the two brothers.
Later on in the book, Huck finds out that the duke and the king were tarred and feathered when “a raging rush of people, with torches, and an awful whooping and yelling, and banging tin pans and blowing horns”(245) came passing by. When they get out of the way “[he saw] they had the king and the duke astraddle of a rail”. (245) Huck could easily identify them even though “they was all over tar and feathers, and didn’t look like nothing in the world that was human”.