Defiance is the bold resistance against an opposing force. In order to rebel, one must have dignity and showcase a strong spirit to fight for what they believe is right. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Hester Prynne and Huckleberry Finn make the decision to defy the rules of their society. They develop a strong character in which they believe their mindset is right and their society’s rules are not. Huck Finn lives in a time when whites do no not get along with African Americans, and this creates conflict. He struggles against society and its attempts to civilize him, but this problem grows when he has to deal with Jim, the runaway slave. Ultimately, Huck defies societal rules by making decisions which he believes …show more content…
She displays even more courage by enduring her consequences with dignity instead of shame. Using their ever-growing character, Huck and Hester dictate their fate through breaking rules and suffering punishments. Huckleberry Finn’s and Hester Prynne’s decision to defy their societal rules proves their strength in controlling their fate as they endure the consequences of their choices. Through the choices Huckleberry Finn makes, he challenges the rules of his society and ultimately suffers the consequences. Living in St. Petersburg, Missouri, before the Civil War, Huck Finn’s society of white people are not friends with African Americans. The White think of themselves to be superior to Africans, who are mistreated slaves. Even though there is this separation between the two races, Huck breaks it when he willingly becomes friends with the runaway slave, Jim, and realizes, “this is nice...I wouldn’t want to be nowhere else but here” (Twain ). Initially, when they first meet, Huck sees Jim as a piece of property rather than a human, but as time goes on, the two companions become dependent on each other and feel a practical and emotional need for each