Religion In The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain

Mark Twain's relationship with religion was complicated. Although he was raised a Puritan, his view of organized religion in books like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is negative. Mark Twain connected the story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the before and post-Civil War southern societal structures because he didn’t appreciate it. The injustice of slavery and the corruption of civilized society are two major themes in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In the story Huck, a character observes his community as a normal place, which frightens him because he is aware of how cruel people can be to one another. Mark Twain utilized Huckleberry Finn as the realist narrator in conflict with the local setting. Hence, the southern gents

Grangerford in particular, represented a nobility. This family had several slaves, a well-appointed home, and a sizable library of intellectual books.

“Everybody was always good-mannered where he was. Everybody loved to have him around too; he was sunshine most always- I mean he made it seem like good weather. When he turned into a cloud-blank it was awful dark for a half. Minute, and that was enough; there wouldn’t nothing go wrong again for a week.” (Page 141)

It is ironic, of course, that the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons are fighting bloody battles. Even though no one is aware how the conflict began, several males from both lines of the family have passed away throughout the years. Ironically, the conflict has taken over the Grangerfords' lives to the point where they now bring guns to church. This shows Mark Twain’s conflict between Huck and regional setting because this narrative clearly made the point that having high intelligence and riches doesn't automatically correlate to having superior moral and spiritual character. Hence this gave Huck a different perspective even though he chose thoughts for himself other than just follows what the majority is

This ain’t no bad thing that we’ve struck here—plenty grub and an easy life—come, give us your hand, duke, and let’s all be friend” (Twain, 166). Because of poor judgement and dishonesty, society is being deceived. Huck was struggling since he is unsure of how to handle this circumstance. Twain employs the con artists in a sarcastic manner to emphasize how low on morals and lacking in respect the aristocracy were as a person climbs the social ladder. Twain openly criticized people who justified violence with the social hierarchy. The backdrop and aspirations are based on England's historical idealism, which Twain portrays as