Yimo Shen O’Connor American Lit P. 5 Huck Finn Thematic Essay Transformation of Huck Finn People rarely change. When they do, others take note. Huckleberry Finn didn’t appear to show much promise of changing. His opinions, especially towards African Americans, were deformed by the southern society where he grew up. Widow Douglass, Miss Watson, and his father, Pap, all had tried to “sivilize” and change him, yet, their attempts all ended up unsuccessful. However, by the end of the novel, Huck was transformed to a boy with self reliance, independence and notion of right and wrong, and love towards humanity. And it was all done by an African American slave named Jim, who was …show more content…
Huck had a good nature, but he was raised in the southern society that had a deformed conscience about African Americans. As Huck and Jim arrived in Cairo, he has to choose whether to keep his promise of his friend to send him into freedom, or to turn him in as a inferior runaway slave. Huck made the decision to not turn Jim in, going against what the society had taught him to do. Although he still felt guilty doing so, he thought that bringing Jim into freedom was the right thing to do: “I will go to hell.” (207, Twain). Huck’s decision on this matter demonstrated the influence and guidance Jim had brought to him. It was the first time that Huck started to follow his own heart and gained self reliance, marking a significant …show more content…
In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck wasn’t the best candidate for a total transformation and metamorphosis, yet somehow, his journey with a runaway slave shaped his own personality and completely changed his heart. He viewed Jim as an inferior possession and pranked on him when they first met, and he even thought abut turning him in, just like what he’s been taught to do. But by the end of the novel, he was trying his best to save his friend from