Huck Finn :: essays research papers

Huck FinnMrs. Williamson describes a hero&8217s journey as a cycle where the person is a hero from birth. This holds true for the character of Huck Finn because he fits the description of a hero in the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. There are many different phases, or episodes that embody Huck and Luke&8217s journey. They some(prenominal) start out feeling unfulfilled with their current circumstances, Luke is unhappy living in the desert and feels that he isn&8217t living up to his potential. Huck is living with his aunt, and then his father who are both abusive in their own way and hinder his progress as a person. Then they both leave home and begin to view the world from a more mature perspective. Luke finds out that life consists of more than safe the day to day experiences that he has had and that indeed there are many injustices taking place in the world. Such as the fact that evil batch can rule others. Huck discovers this same phenomena, he escapes with Jim and begins to question a human&8217s right to own some one and only(a) else. In the end they both discover their worth as men who are able to do something to influence the world around them. For example, saving the lives of thousands of people or just one slave.The period in one&8217s life of innocence is a starting point for many heroes. This is the time prior to the adventure he is most to embark on. Huck&8217s childhood consisted of childish games with his best friend, Tom Sawyer. Huck&8217s days were filled with games of pretend that were supposed to be existent adventures. Most of these adventures were figments of Tom Sawyer&8217s imagination. This is important to know since it provided the preparation Huck needed to get through the journey on the river. It gave him the tools to survive and hold his sense of moral well-being. It is ironic, however, that the adventures Huck actually experiences are far more intense than the adventures they pretend to go on. Indeed, truth is stranger th an fiction. Huck&8217s school day with the widow and Miss Watson are another element of his innocent childhood. He experienced what he called the &8216civilized&8217 life. He was fed, wore clean clothes, and was well taken tending of. For a boy who lived for adventures and everything nature had to offer, the civilized life did not appeal to him.