The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain - 1164 Words

Josie Cook Professor Skeleton Literature March 2, 2016 Research Paper In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain writes about the events in Huckleberry Finn’s life and the people around him. Huckleberry Finn tells the tale of life in the nineteenth century through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy struggling to find his place in this society. Throughout the story Huck deals with several moral issues; such as slavery, his distrust of society, and social order. In this essay I will discuss moral issues that Huck Finn faces in the story. The story takes places in nineteenth century America. There was much going on politically and socially during this period of time. This was a time of American growth and expansion and, in some states,†¦show more content†¦Watson, and doing what he wants. Miss Watson gives Huck a lot of rules to follow. Huck finds it very difficult to follow Miss. Watson’s rules, and he feels quite guilty when he breaks them. â€Å"Huck s conception of morality is essentially a Christian one; to treat your neighbor as yourself† (Religion in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn). Huck’s father Pap shows up, Pap is a drunk; who likes to abuse Huck and thinks that Huck should not try and better himself. Pap finds out that Huck is attending school and getting proper. Pap does not like this; he thinks that Huck is trying to be better than him. When Pap found out that Huck has money he demands that Huck give it to him or he will beat him. Huck told Miss. Wilson about the incident with his father. Miss. Watson tried to get sole custody of Huck, but the court said that they shouldn’t interfere and separate families if they could help it. After this incident Huck no longer trust the society that fails to protect him from abuse of Pap. Pap kidnaps Huck from the Widow Douglas, and they live in a shack on the outskirts of town right off the Mississippi river. Huck eventually escapes and fakes his own death. He escapes down the river. He lands on Jackson’s Island in the middle