Huck Finn Analysis

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“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Paper The Romantic, Realistic/Naturalistic, and Transcendental movements have had major influence on the works of some writers because of their beliefs in the goodness of both man and nature and how organized religion and political parties ultimately corrupt the purity of the individual. Amongst many of the writers whose artworks were influenced by these movements was Mark Twain. In his novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” the ideas and beliefs of these movements were put into play throughout the novel; especially through the characters. The most obvious example of Romanticism in the novel was Tom Sawyer. This character bases most of his life and actions on adventure novels. For example, when Tom is trying to get the boys to join a gang and uses "books" he has read to lead the group. These books come from Europe and therefore have a lot of Romanticism in it which is why he is a romantic. Another example that depicts Tom’s Romanticism is when he promises the other group members lots of adventures with Spanish people and Arabs. He told the gang that there were going to be elephants, camels, mules, and much more in which they were going to rob at Cave Hollow. When they eventually went there, there were no elephants or camels and it was only just a Sunday-school picnic, although Tom still tried to convince the others that the animals were there but were changed into an infant Sunday school by a magician. These are all related to Romanticism because they show emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, and they also show rebellion against established social rules and conventions. The ideas of Realism and Naturalism are shown through the thoughts of Huckleberry Finn, the main character in the novel, who doesn’t want to believe in anything that doesn’t have a known outcome like religion. Huck Finn is one of
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