Huckleberry Finn Romanticism Analysis

Romanticism & Mark Twain In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain attacks the Romanticism he believed characterized the south of his day. Mark Twain attempts to attack Romanticism in various different ways, through his writing. Twain is able to establish many significant characters to show his criticism of Romanticism. He is integrates his view Romanticism by the means of Tom Sawyer, the king, and also the duke. Mark Twain uses Tom Sawyer and his gang to show ones view of life during the romanticism era; Likewise, Twain gathers his view on Romanticism using the king and the duke to show how people were inconsiderate of others of his day.
Twain’s most notable instance in which he attacks Romanticism is at the beginning of the novel when Tom starts the Tom Sawyer Gang. After taking an oath the men were prepared for whatever Tom had up his sleeves. It was quite comical how the group was ready to participate in something they had no background on. Twain shows that people of the Romanticism era had no remorse for others’ lives. “We ain’t burglars. That ain’t no sort of style. We are highwaymen. We stop

An example of Realism is portrayed in chapter eight, when Huck is faced with his superstitions. Huckleberry is somewhat superstitious and uncertain as to why prayer works for some but not for all. On the other hand Huck keeps a sense of respect to Miss Watson’s faith and prayer. Huck says “So there ain’t no doubt but there is something in that thing- that is, there’s something in it when a body like the widow or the parson prays, but it don’t work for me, and I reckon it don’t work for only just the right kind” (Twain 34). When the quicksilver bread appears on the shore Huck knows that someone had sent it just for him. Huck knew that this wasn’t just an accident, but that someone had been praying for