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Huckleberry Finn Modern Day Analysis

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The book, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” written by Mark Twain is an excellent example of society in the 1800s. By cross examining the story with today's society, an accurate conclusion on whether or not society has changed can be made.

INTRODUCTION (change)
Overtime, society changes for the worse, and for the better. This fact is highlighted when comparing the literary work, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” with modern day examples. A problem that is constantly brought into the limelight is violence. Violence has been a problem that society has struggled with since the beginning of time, and it is a problem that we still struggle with today.
Child abuse
Child abuse is lawfully defined as,”Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm”(Website 5, bullet 1). Repeatedly throughout the story, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, we see our main protagonist beaten by his father.”But by-and-by Pap got too handy with his hick’ry, and I couldn’t stand it. I was all over welts”(Twain, pg.25). This shows that …show more content…

There is one particular action of torture within the story of, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Two scam artists are covered in hot tar, and rolled around in feath3.2ers as a punishment (Twain, pg. 209). This punishment is exceedingly cruel, as hot tar would mold to the skin, the only way to remove it by pulling the skin off. While the forms of torture may have changed, the practice still remains the same. A couple was arrested for the kidnapping and torturing of two women.. They were covered in wounds head to toe, and unfortunately neither of them survived (website 4, para. 3). Once again it seems as though society has not made any progress on the subject of

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