Huck Finn Essay - Dynamic Characters

In Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the main character, Huck, matured a great deal. Huck matured a lot by realizing many important facts of life. One of these facts was the importance of family. Huck was a good decision maker and he matured in this area throughout the novel. Huck developed an active conscience and the ability to tell right from wrong. I believe Huck Finn went from being a little annoying kid to a mature young man.

At the end of the novel, family was a pretty important thing to Huck Finn. At the

very end, he realized that he liked to be with the widows and they were an important thing

in his life, since they were his guardians. Jim and Huck were like their own little family.

since they cared for each other. "I hadn't had a bite to eat since yesterday, so Jim he got

out some corn-dodgers and buttermilk, and pork and cabbage and greens--there ain't

nothing in the world so good when it is cooked right." When Huck said that, it was evidence that Jim cared for Huck, almost like his own son. Huck and Tom were also like another example of a family. They were like two brothers because Huck kind of just went with the flow with Tom and did whatever Tom wanted, like a younger brother might listen to an older brother. For example, when Tom was humiliating Jim by making him sleep with the animals, Huck did not say anything, and he just went with it. Huckleberry valued family more as he matured throughout the book.

In the story, Huck develops a better sense in telling right from wrong. For example, he is disgusted with the Duke and the Dauphin's actions and their cons. In one instance, the Duke and the Dauphin pretended to be someone's family member just to get money. Huck was in disgust because he could not believe how much people only cared about themselves , but again did not really try to stop it because he was fairly passive. Huck also developed an effective conscience. The fact that Huck felt guilty because of what happened to the Duke and the Dauphin made it evident that his conscience was kicking in. when a person matures, they get a conscience and the ability to determine right from wrong.

Huck was able to make legitimate decisions in the novel because he was maturing into a man. Huck