I have pondered this question while reading Huckleberry Finn. After this question was mentioned in class, I began inquiring whether this question can be validated. At the start of this book, we know that Huck wanted to go on adventures with Tom Sawyer. By reading about the juvenile jokes they played on Jim one could tell that they were acting immaturely. Now that he has gone on his first adventure with Jim, he has matured into a person who understands how the real world is; “Down to Earth” as the book says. Throughout the book, I think Huck has learned many things. He has changed his perspective about African Americans. After experiencing Jim’s emotional reactions, Huck now views him as more of a person than a slave or property. Also after hearing and looking at Jim cry about his family, Huck knows that he is not just someone’s property; he is a human just like himself. Another way you can tell that Huck is matured is that he no longer plays jokes on Jim. After losing Jim in the fog you can tell that he has learned his lesson and never will manipulate Jim’s head again.
posted by Bardia G.
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If Huck really matured do you think he would end up the way he did at the end of the book? Would he really follow Tom for the adventure? I do believe that Huck has learned a lot about people and race and how race shouldn't matter. If Huck didn't care about Jim, Huck wouldn't have pretended to be different people to protect Jim. It's just a shame that the second Tom comes back, Huck changes. Is that maturity? I know there is that whole issue of peer pressure, but Huck just spent so much time learning what it was like for Jim and he was there for Jim as was Jim for Huck. So how come when Tom reappears Huck is this character who all of a sudden forgets everything he learned. What kind of maturity does that show? I wish Huck could show that he changed and that he used what he learned and would begin a new life.
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