Huck Finn Selfish Quotes

Throughout The Adventures of Huck Finn we see the cruelty of men and their selfishness. We see men murder each other in cold blood, con each other out of money, and steal life savings from the families of the dead. Our protagonist, Huck, although he lies and steals, it’s always done for other’s well being or to merely survive. Because of this, Huck seems to have the best morals of all the characters including those who hold themselves to be gentlemen or good christians.

Throughout Huck’s adventures with Jim they have to steal in order to support themselves. Because of Huck’s time with his drunken, immoral father, Pap, he originally doesn’t see stealing as much of a dilemma because of Pap’s saying, “it warn't no harm to borrow things if

He realises that he is helping steal Jim away from his owner who hadn’t done anything to him. Despite Jim being a good friend to Huck he still sees him as someone else's property and as they get closer to Jim’s freedom Huck becomes more and more anxious especially when Jim says he has plans to save his children from slavery. “Here was this nigger, which I had as good as helped to run away, coming right out flat-footed and saying he would steal his children—children that belonged to a man I didn't even know; a man that hadn't ever done me no harm” (Twain, 92). In this ironic statement Huck professes his discomfort with stealing the property of another person, especially Jim’s owner who had been kind to Huck. Huck resolves to turn Jim in and his conscience felt “easy and light as a feather” (Twain. 92). Huck’s moral dilemma appears to be solved as Huck decides to follow the dominant social practices and turn Jim in. However, Huck’s mind is changed at the last minute when Jim calls out to him and says that he’s his only friend. With this Huck decides not to turn in Jim out of pity, bravely going against the moral standards of the time in the name of

In order to get some drinking money the men sell of Jim for forty dollars. Huck is deeply upset at the news and tries to think of a way to get Jim back. Once Huck realises writing to Jim’s original owner isn’t an option he becomes distressed. He thinks that God put him in this situation for stealing Jim and that he should ask for forgiveness so he makes an attempt at prayer. He asks God to help get Jim back home to his owner. Huck quickly realises that this isn’t what he wishes. He decides that instead of doing the “right” thing and turning in Jim he will face the consequences of helping him escape, even if that means going to hell for