Huckleberry Finn Moral Transformation

Only in America do we think we can find perfection, as it is the core of the American dream. But Mark Twain brings us swiftly back to our senses with a biting and caustic line about real life. “There is no salvation for us but to adopt Civilization and lift ourselves down to its level.” Twain states that our only chance of self-preservation is to go along with society, as man takes no mercy in its destruction. In doing so, we are bringing ourselves down to their level of immorality, instead of lifting ourselves up to a virtuous way of life. There will be no freedom with civilization's corruption of nature. But still, the human race continues to search for this so-called freedom, refusing to give up on something that they have dreamed of for most of their working lives. There is a conflict between obeying civilization and choosing to believe in the non-existent. Huckleberry Finn undergoes a trying, moral transformation on the basis of right and wrong, on his expedition along the Mississippi River. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry
First, Huck apologizes to Jim after making him believe that the fog incident was only a dream. “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger; but I done it, and I warn’t ever sorry for it afterward, neither. I didn’t do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn’t done that one if I’d a knowed it would make him feel that way.” Instead of just moving along, Huckleberry starts to feel bad and apologizes to Jim. This change in his demeanor signifies his progression of maturity. In this exchange, Huck is beginning to develop a conscience and a greater sense of responsibility for his actions. Although his act of apologizing is a momentous event, he still uses a derogatory term to refer to Jim. Furthermore, Huckleberry saves the two robber from drowning aboard the sinking steamboat, the Walter