Novel change after Ch16

After chapter 16, I have become to realize Huck's changes on his morals and they way he is with Jim. Huck's really starts to question actions he feels are wrong like whether or not he should turn Jim in or not since he seems how many great things they Widow has done for him. He never seemed to realize this in the beginning, but now he sees the importance of education and going to school and learning new things. Huck has also become more book smart as I noticed that his speech changed and the way he narrated things changed drastically. He has become more observant since he goes into great description of things, as well as more mature. He notices the feud between both families in chapter 18 and questions why they are fighting and understands that it is very wrong. We also see his moral have changed as he becomes very emotional in the scene where Buck dies and Huck begins to see how wrong it all was and notices he doesn't fit in and goes back to Jim and the raft where he takes comfort in and can be himself. I also noticed they way Huck starts to call the raft a "home" for him since he feels himself while he's there with Jim. He also starts to notice all the people that have been good to him like Buck and the Widow and this seems to help him mature throughout the rest of the chapters as his views change about his moral.

Comparing Huck, Pap, & Jim

As we read more into the novel, I've noticed how Huck and Jim's relationship develop as I saw how Huck was glad to see Jim after he ran away from Pap. Jim made Huck not feel lonesome anymore and they started really connecting since they each had a similar quest to freedom. Huck seems to want to get away from society and the people he doesn't really fit in well with, while Jim doesn't want to be sold and wants to seek for him own freedom. This quest of freedom unifies Huck and Jim. They are both also very street smart and can survive on their own. Jim is like a father figure toward Huck since he helps him find shelter and food, while Pap locked Huck up in a cabin and wouldn't come back for days. Another way Jim seems like a father figure is the way Huck looks up to Jim and really believes all his sayings about good luck. We see the archetype of communion through the way they share their food and eat together as a sign of family and togetherness. They both also seem to take good care of each other which was not the case while Huck and Pap lived together. Pap is the complete opposite of a father figure since we learn that he teaches Huck that lying isn't a bad thing, while Jim on the other hand tells him it is very wrong and justifies a way to get around it. Pap would encourage Huck to take part in unlawful activities like when he asks to take the judges money form Huck just so he could get drunk. Huck sees these activities and knows they are wrong. And so through the book, we are well aware how Jim is seen as more of a good influence on Huck's life rather than Pap.

1st impressions of Huck Finn

As Huck Finn was introduced in the novel The Adventures of Huck. Finn by Mark Twain, i figured he was not raised with manners or very educated. I got this impression from the way he saw life while he was taken in by the widow. He seemed to me like he lacked a family to teach his manners as i saw in the scene where he felt that sitting down to have dinner and prayer before dinner were unusual to him. Huck Finn also seems like a very adventurous boy since he is always looking for something to do and accepts Tom's request of forming a band of robbers. Since Huck never really had a family, he sees his friends as his family and does not really distinguish right from wrong. He also doesn't seem to have morals in life and feels that religion is silly. I believe that all the mischief Huck may get into in the future will directly be caused by the fact he never had a family.