Huckleberry Finn Morality Essay
Huck Finn is a very interesting character that has his own set of morals that often differ from his peers and the society around him. As the story goes on we get to see more and more of his morals and how he feels about things.
"But mind, you said you wouldn' tell—you know you said you wouldn' tell, Huck."
"Well, I did. I said I wouldn't, and I'll stick to it. Honest injun, I will. People would call me a low-down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum—but that don't make no difference. I ain't a-going to tell, and I ain't a-going back there, anyways. So, now, le's know all about it" (Twain 55).
These quotes show Huck’s morals because he refuses to break his promise to Jim and he refuses to tell anyone that Jim ran away. Most people …show more content…
His morals what his friend, Jim, to be free but the law says that what he is doing is illegal. It is illegal to help a slave get to freedom. Huck doesn’t know if he is right or if he should follow the law.
“I was sorry to hear Jim say that, it was such a lowering of him. My conscience got to stirring me up hotter than ever, until at last I says to it, "Let up on me—it ain't too late yet—I'll paddle ashore at the first light and tell." I felt easy and happy and light as a feather right off. All my troubles was gone” (Twain 97)
Huck thinks he is going to tell on him the next morning and it feels good because he doesn’t want to break the law. Later though when Jim tells him Huck is his only friend, the only white person to ever keep his promise. Huck feels bad when he hears this and decides not to give him up. This shows morality because Huck chose his own morals and his friendship over the law because he thought it was the right thing to do.
Huckleberry Finn is a character with a strong yet developing set of morals that are revealed in pieces throughout the story. He has moral dilemmas about stealing, about the law and about people having fair trials no matter how bad they are. Huck Finn, despite what he might say, has the most morals out of everyone in the
"But mind, you said you wouldn' tell—you know you said you wouldn' tell, Huck."
"Well, I did. I said I wouldn't, and I'll stick to it. Honest injun, I will. People would call me a low-down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum—but that don't make no difference. I ain't a-going to tell, and I ain't a-going back there, anyways. So, now, le's know all about it" (Twain 55).
These quotes show Huck’s morals because he refuses to break his promise to Jim and he refuses to tell anyone that Jim ran away. Most people …show more content…
His morals what his friend, Jim, to be free but the law says that what he is doing is illegal. It is illegal to help a slave get to freedom. Huck doesn’t know if he is right or if he should follow the law.
“I was sorry to hear Jim say that, it was such a lowering of him. My conscience got to stirring me up hotter than ever, until at last I says to it, "Let up on me—it ain't too late yet—I'll paddle ashore at the first light and tell." I felt easy and happy and light as a feather right off. All my troubles was gone” (Twain 97)
Huck thinks he is going to tell on him the next morning and it feels good because he doesn’t want to break the law. Later though when Jim tells him Huck is his only friend, the only white person to ever keep his promise. Huck feels bad when he hears this and decides not to give him up. This shows morality because Huck chose his own morals and his friendship over the law because he thought it was the right thing to do.
Huckleberry Finn is a character with a strong yet developing set of morals that are revealed in pieces throughout the story. He has moral dilemmas about stealing, about the law and about people having fair trials no matter how bad they are. Huck Finn, despite what he might say, has the most morals out of everyone in the