Huckleberry Finn Relationships

In the novel, The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, the main character Huck often experiences conflict between good and evil. He is very indecisive about whether he should do the right thing because his conscience is telling him to, or to just go along doing bad things. This piece of artwork portrays this character as someone lost in their search for identity. This picture also defines the true nature in human beings, always having a good and a bad side, however, their true identity is concealed underneath the mask. Huck can be kind when he wants to be, for example, when he saved Jim from the slave hunters and when he confessed to the girls about the duke and the king. Despite that, Huck can also be bad; he acted along with the duke and king

In the article, How absence of a loving father can wreck a child 's life: New study shows relationship with both parents is crucial, by Fiona Macrae, the author talks about how the absence of family love can severely damage a child 's childhood and can even affect their adulthood. This article explains how, “...those rejected in childhood felt more anxious and insecure as well as hostile and aggressive,” because they lacked the father love they needed in their childhood (Macrae 1). If a child was treated poorly and felt unloved when they were a child, how can they successfully proceed life with a happy attitude and interact with society. Relating this with the novel “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn,” Mark Twain depicts Huck as an adolescent that is lacks a loving father to encourage and teach him. On the other hand, Huck’s father is actually a very abusive and taunting father whom Huck loathes. This is an explanation for Huck’s actions and points of views of society. He isn’t raised up civilized, nor was he taught to follow the social norms of society. This resulted in a rebellious teen boy who ignored the norms of society and acted in this favor. It is extremely significant for parents to understand the amount of love they need to give their child. Every children in this world craves for parent love, despite of the way they show their feelings. Therefore, a unhealthy childhood can result in a unpleasing