The many conflicts in the adve
The many conflicts in the adveThe Many Conflicts in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
The conflict between society and the individual is a theme
portrayed throughout Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Huck was not raised
in accord with the accepted ways of civilization. He practically
raises himself, relying on instinct to guide him through life. As
portrayed several times in the novel, Huck chooses to follow his
innate sense of right, yet he does not realize that his own
instincts are more moral than those of society.
From the very beginning of Huck's story, Huck clearly states
that he did not want to conform to society; "The Widow Douglas she
took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me... I got
into my old rags and my sugar hogshead again, and was free and
satisfied."
When Pap returns for Huck, and the matter of custody is
brought before the court, the reader is forced to see the
corruption of society. The judge rules that Huck belongs to Pap,
and forces him to obey an obviously evil and unfit man. One who
drinks profusely and beats his son. Later, when Huck makes it look
as though he has been killed, we see how civilization is more
concerned over finding Huck's dead body than rescuing his live one
from Pap. This is a society that is more concerned about a dead
body than it is in the welfare of living people.
The theme becomes even more evident once Huck and Jim set out,
down the Mississippi. Huck enjoys his adventures on the raft. He
prefers the freedom of the wilderness to...
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