Huckleberry Finn Family Analysis

Can there be a perfect family? Throughout countless centuries this question has been asked and is very challenging to answer. Over the years, not one society has ever existed to not have struggling families with conflicts and differences. Though this is certain, there are many timeless values that will make up a functioning family structure. In the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain satirizes the American family value of structure through Huck’s relationships with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas, Pap, and the Duke and the King. As the book is introduces, Huck is living with two women, Miss Watson and Widow Douglas. Huck’s relationship with the two satirizes structure of the family through the women’s intolerance and Huck’s mannerisms. The women repetitively tried to civilize Huck by bringing him to God and educating him. These behaviors made Huck feel excluded and emphasized an absence of belongingness. While living with the two women, he began to see two different gods with each of them, both making him feel out of place, “I judged I could see that there was two Providences, and a poor chap would stand considerable show with the widow’s Providence, but if Miss Watson’s got to him there warn’t no help for him anymore” (11). He felt as if their teachings couldn’t save his soul no matter what. This lifestyle pushes Huck’s independence and longingness to be unrestricted of their principles. He would constantly feel the need to be free of their
This satire was applied at the time of the book’s publishment and can still be applied to families today. The timeless moral values can unite a family and bring a strong structure to it. Although there will never be a perfect family, each member can bring their own values and principles and make it feel right at