Is Huck Finn Right Or Wrong

When children are born into this world they are free and in a way uncontaminated from outside world’s influences, but as their life continues they grow and are affected by society, their environment, their decisions and personal aspirations. All of these reasons can cause people and their society to react in certain ways when confronted with specific situations and often particular people. Often the reactions to these confrontations are based mainly on their morals. For example, towards the beginning of this american classic you will see Huck’s morals in the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are coincidentally undecided - in other words he is noticeably very indecisive about what his morals and beliefs are. Huck as a young boy has experienced

That is a question often asked by many but the meaning has considerably changed over the years. Huck’s decisions can often be seen by many and many can argue depending on the perspective, whether it is truly right or not. Huck’s choices, regardless of right or wrong, do have an impact on who he is and each one changes and shapes Huck in a different way. For example, in the book it states that "Dah you goes, de ole true Huck; de on'y white genlman dat ever kep' his promise to ole Jim" (Twain, Chapter 16) - meaning that Huck, one of the only known white people to keep his promise to a black man or a slave, did ultimately what was right but not of that time period. This shows that Huck was not one to conform to society after truly living an experience with Jim. It shows he did not possess what are called “corn pone opinions”, which are opinions based upon the assimilation of thought to conform to the majority in hopes of receiving approval. Whether Huck’s choices are “right” or “wrong” there is no way to correctly tell what is morally right. So what is the point of arguing Huck’s identity and who he truly is when his choices ultimately will be seen differently by everyone? Huck’s identity will be seen differently by everyone, especially people who pay close attention to

It can be argued by many that Huck's identity cannot truly be determined at such a young age and that people shouldn't put so much emphasise and thought into Huck's identity when he is not fully grown. Although to some, this may make perfect sense. One's younger self is but insight to what the child may be like when fully grown so personally I believe that Huck’s identity is already showing sign of development. Age shouldn’t matter but Huck’s identity is changing all the time and as he grows it will only keep changing most likely for the better. Huck states, “It was awful thoughts and awful words, but they was said. And I let them stay said; and never thought no more about reforming. I shoved the whole thing out of my head, and said I would take up wickedness again, which was in my line, being brung up to it, and the other warn't. And for a starter I would go to work and steal Jim out of slavery again; and if I could think up anything worse, I would do that, too; because as long as I was in, and in for good, I might as well go the whole hog” (Twain, Chapter 31). This shows that although he is young he understands what is going on around him and knows what must be done to do what he believes is right. This provides plenty of insight of who Huck is and shows although age may be a bit of a barrier it does not affect his thinking or who he is, it only alters it to his