The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain - 1574 Words

Mark Twain, author of the critically acclaimed novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, verbalized that â€Å"the relative strengths of good and evil in the world are drastically unbalanced and society is far from being the idyllic, equal post-Civil War affair it pretends to be.† Twain has an authentic, albeit marginally controversial means by which he tells the story of a white thirteen year old, southern, and relatively illiterate boy named Huckleberry Finn. While inquiring whether or not Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has a flawed ending due to the lack of moral development perceived in the protagonist’s character, the reader must first consider the protagonists adolescent age, background, and the societal pressures that he faces. This would†¦show more content†¦Huck doesn’t want to hurt his feelings because he genuinely cares for Jim and although, during that time period, it was frowned upon to associate with slaves, Huck is indifferent. Toward the ce ssation of the novel Huck is conflicted about his decision whether or not to proceed with apprising Ms. Watson that he knows Jim’s whereabouts. Huck is realizing that Jim is a real person, and more than just a slave and he doesn’t deserve inhumane treatment. Huck kens that it wouldn’t be gregariously acceptable for him to avail Jim, but he still goes through with it announcing â€Å"all right then, I’ll go to Hell,† (Twain 228). For Huck, having spent time with religious guardians, this is a big deal because he believes in hell and thinks he’ll be going to a horrid place for helping Jim, but he’s willing to do it anyways. In realizing Jim is no different than anyone else, regardless of his skin color, Huck’s moral development and maturity is pellucid. Jane Smiley, an American novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992, explicates in a 1996 article for Harpers magazine, â€Å"It is with the feud that the novel begins to fail, because from here on the episodes are a mere diversion to the true subject of the work: Hucks affection for and responsibility to Jim.† Smiley and many other critics believe that most of the