The awakened Buddha once said, “ It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angles or by demons, heaven or hell.” Mark Twains novel, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” rationalizes freedom and slavery, which are the heaven and hell in Huckleberry Finn’s life. The demon is his father Pap and Huck’s angle is his companion, Jim. Huck’s course through life portrays many significant life lessons. Critics have commonly said that this famous book contains offensive language, negative racial stereotypes and racism. Although the book as written to assent with the time period it provides many symbols of freedom, team work and false judgement of people. The authors work had paid off for this book, it is an important asset to literature and ties together American history. …show more content…
Mark Twain wanted to get a robust point across to the reader explaining how freedom is a privilege to some people, and if something feels as if it is the right thing to do; pursue your dreams even if it means taking risks in life. The whole book revolves around the escape to freedom, which is different for each character in the novel. Jim escaped slavery in the south to make him a free man. Twain is an exceptional writer who takes advantage of American history for this novel; by doing this be educates the public in the way of using stereotypical names which some may find offensive. The evaluators who did not enjoy Mark Twains way of writing for this novel did not take into consideration the valuable life lessons that Twain embodied into the pages, such as the one of seeking your dreams for your pursuit of