Huck's Choices In Huckleberry Finn

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In the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck comes face to face with many difficult choices. The decisions he makes eventually shape the path his life takes. Huck is still a young boy and although he wants to make the right choices, he is often tempted by the more fun or adventurous choice. Making decisions is hard enough and when Huck has to make choices for both him and Jim the pressure is strong, especially in life or death situations. Huck always tries to make responsible and smart decisions. His life is a little bumpy but he always ends up on the right path. Throughout the novel, Huck has to make many difficult choices that ultimately affect the path of his life takes. From the beginning of the book, readers can see…show more content…
Huck has a mind of his own and his opinions are not based on what other think or what society thinks. Legally, the judge has to decide whether or not Pap is fit enough to take care of Huck. However, before a ruling is made, Huck decides this for himself. All Pap does is drink and beat Huck. After almost being killed, Huck cannot take it any longer and takes matters into his own hands. Huck fakes his own death just so he can get away from his father and the town he lived in. Later on, when Huck realizes that the thieves are stuck on the boat and they might die, even though they’re bad people, Huck knows he should do the right thing, so he tries to have them rescued. Throughout the journey, Huck never pays attention to society’s thoughts but towards the end, he begins getting mixed thoughts. When he almost turns Jim into the slave catchers, he realizes that Jim is his best friend, and when he thinks he is doing the right thing by writing the letter to Ms. Watson, he then realizes that Jim does not deserve that. Jim is a good person, especially to Huck and so he begins making a plan, “ And for a starter I would go to work and steal Jim out of slavery.” (207). He decides to break Jim free from the Phelps farm because he knows in his heart that it is wrong for Jim to be enslaved. Huck is now taking the risk of getting himself into legal trouble, as he is now physically stealing Jim. This is different from

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