Huckleberry Finn Character Development

In the American classic the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn taking place in the south holds multiple accounts of discrimination and racism. These personal vilifications and instilled values help in the development of these pivotal characters Tom and Huck. The author Samuel Clemens but acquired a stage name, which many know as Mark Twain wrote this novel over an elongated period of time. The purpose of the vibrant and intriguing (characters in the novel was to spotlight different valuable and personable life lessons. The audience reading the novel can get a true picture of who the characters truly are. Huck and tom challenge the readers to question what a person thought process would be in this situation offers different perspective to co pare

At the beginning of the novel, Tom and Huck are escaping the house and decide to play a little trick on Jim. When they are about to begin this prank, “Tom whispered to me, and wanted to tie him to the tree for fun.” (Twain) By Tom saying that he wanted to tie him up, is when the audience is able to see whom Tom really is and what might his reputation be throughout the novel. Tom is able to convince Huck to play with Jim and muddle with his hat, which hence shows that Tom is persuasive in being very adventurous. At this point the reader can get a sense of how humble and innocent Huck is. Huck doesn’t want to tie Jim up but after Tom stated this idea, he “said no; he might wake and make a disturbance, and then they'd find out I warn't in" (18P). During this action, Huck is shown to be more of a realist, which gives the audience an idea of his reputation from here on. By being more of a realist, Huck has more of a smarter or more logical approach to things, which Tom doesn’t

In coming with ideas to help Jim in his escape, Huck’s method is perceived as real and practical. Huck sees Jim as a true friend and in doing this he wants to help Jim scape and get him back to his family. He believes that Jims escape should be a fast and efficient. Tom’s approach to helping Jim is seen as radical which shows who his true reputation is. Tom wants adventure when trying to help Jim escape so he states that, “You got to invent ALL the difficulties… there’s more honor in getting him out through a lot of difficulties and dangers, where there wasn't one of them furnished to you.”(Twain 1433) .Tom throughout the novel believes that everything he does must come with an adventure. When He tries to help Jim escape, he wants to make it as hard as possible for of course the