This can be applied to the characters of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in multiple regards but most notably to Huck himself. Support of this idea lies in the fact that while Huck lives with his father and must witness how his selfishness leads him to completely self-destruct his life and relationship he clearly decides for himself that he could never follow in his footsteps and instead hatches a plan that results in his false death so he is free to run away to remain ‘unsivilised’. Although Huck must bear witness to the terrible downfalls of his father’s selfishness at such a young age, he also observes the other end of the spectrum with Jim’s selflessness. Through observing Huck’s personal growth throughout the novel it seems as though the juxtaposition of two extremes, Pap’s selfishness and Jim’s selflessness, combine to assist in Huck’s evolution from a young, immature and conflicted boy into a independent, considerate and morally motivated young
This can be applied to the characters of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in multiple regards but most notably to Huck himself. Support of this idea lies in the fact that while Huck lives with his father and must witness how his selfishness leads him to completely self-destruct his life and relationship he clearly decides for himself that he could never follow in his footsteps and instead hatches a plan that results in his false death so he is free to run away to remain ‘unsivilised’. Although Huck must bear witness to the terrible downfalls of his father’s selfishness at such a young age, he also observes the other end of the spectrum with Jim’s selflessness. Through observing Huck’s personal growth throughout the novel it seems as though the juxtaposition of two extremes, Pap’s selfishness and Jim’s selflessness, combine to assist in Huck’s evolution from a young, immature and conflicted boy into a independent, considerate and morally motivated young