In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain, there are many themes present addressing the controversial concepts of religion against superstition. Huck, Jim, and Tom Sawyer are important characters having their own beliefs and perspectives. Mark Twain Hypocrisy’s present in the novel through the ignorance of society with the help of the three main characters. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a satire, ridiculing society’s views with the use humor and irony through the characters personality’s present the novel.
Huck Finn is the narrator of the novel, protagonist, and plays the part of a practical thirteen year old boy. Huck is initally refusing to be civilized and is described as a logical thinker. The concept of religion is questioned when Huck says “All right then, I’ll go hell!” This is a defining moment in the novel because Huck realizes that he would rather go to hell than give up or turn in his friend, Jim. Huck experiences an internal debate and he decides that slavery is not acceptable. Even though society views slavery acceptable, Huck decides for himself that Jim has never done any wrong and he will eventually set Jim free. Huck is going to get Jim to freedom regardless of the consequences he must endure. Mark Twain’s
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Huck, growing up with no formal religion, also is superstitious. Both Jim and Huck’s superstition is evident in the novel, when Huck says “Jim, had a hairball as big as your fist. It was taken out of the fourth stomach of an ox. He used it for doing magic because he said there was an all-knowing spirit inside of it.” This quote shows that Jim is uneducated salve because of this belief in a magical hairball and Huck actually believes the hairball will predict the future. Mark Twain’s humor is evident because he is showing the readers the two uneducated characters come up with their own conclusions through magical