In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, it is recognized as an early American story because it represents all the aspects of the three themes. Individualism, which is shown by Huck's mentality towards several situations, shows independence and how the protagonist stands out as an outcast. Huck's community, represented as his friends and several others he meets along on his adventure, are those that the protagonist chooses to associate and be around with. Discovery/Exploration is shown by Huck's adventures throughout the entire story is when the protagonist goes on any type of adventure and encounter new places and people. Huckleberry Finn exemplifies the three early American literature themes because he stood up for what he believed in, his rational way of thinking gets him out of certain situations, develops a new way of thinking about people, and his community's influential actions. All throughout his life, Huckleberry Finn was considered to be an outcast because he always had a different view on situations. He was never one to …show more content…
While on the canoe, Huck decides to play a little trick on Jim and eventually hurt Jim's feelings. Huck felt bad and said, "It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger; but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards, neither. I didn't do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn't done that one if I'd a knowed it would make him feel that way." (Twain.49) His apology towards a slave/black person signifies that he respects him and discovers that Jim/slaves are people too. Moreover, Huck finds out that people are mean and cruel. After Jim and Huck escape the duke and dauphin, Huck sees them getting tarred and feathered and says, "Human beings can be awful cruel to one another."(Twain.4) He knows that even though they are con artists, they don't deserve this type of