The religion viewpoint in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is very overlooked, it may not be emphasized as many times as the Huck’s superstitions but it plays a huge part and can really make you look at the story in a whole different perspective. You can really relate to what Huck feels in the beginning of the story, as Widow Douglas tries her best to lead Huck to church and have faith in God. Huck gives a very good impression of how kids today act, for example, today kids are more infatuated with things that only appeal to them, instead of religion or things that are being passed down to them over time. One quote in the book that really stands out is in the first chapter in paragraph four saying, After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find out all about him; but by and by she let …show more content…
There are many relations that can be made between Twain and Huck Finn in the book, for example, Twain believed there was an Almighty God but he did not believe in such things as the Bible or “Holy Scriptures”. Huck on the other hand is raised in a Christian background, much like Twain was, but like mentioned in the quote above, Huck was not really engaged in the Bible. He saw no purpose in reading something that had already happened many years ago. Twain had his own struggles in his early years much like Huck does. Twain, being a very religious young boy had to wrestle with many deaths in his family. He began to question himself that if there really is an Almighty God why is he doing this to him. Of course, he is at a part in his life where he does not really have a full understanding of the Almighty God and how he works. In Huck’s later years he actually went on to illustrate his own autobiography which has a quote that really appeals to his life and how we views Christianity in the world today. It