The Immature Huck Finn in Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Fi

The Immature Huckleberry Finn Maturity is not a fickle demonstration such as happiness or frustration, but rather an inherent quality unitary gains over time, such as courage or integrity. in the first place maturity can be expressed, the one who expresses it must have significant confidence in himself, since self-confidence is the root of maturity. Being flexible and formulating ones own opinions or ideas are aspects of maturity, but neither is possible without self-confidence. The greatest aspect of maturity is the ability to make ends which society does not agree with. Whether or not one follows through with these ideas is not important. What is important is the ability to make the decision. These decisions represent the greatest measure of maturity. Mark Twains Huckleberry Finn begins his adventures immature. As he is released from the clutches of his father and the Widow, he is strained to make decisions on his own and in truth becomes quite mature. Whats interesting abou t Huck Finn is that Huck doesnt end up as an enlightened, mature, young lad. He actually matures throughout the story until Tom is reintroduced, at which point he regresses into a state of immaturity. Huck appears only able to mature when there are no authoritative figures looming above him. When we are first introduced to Huck, he is very immature. Refusing to give in to civilized society, he is not making a mature decision he is merely being stubborn. Huck is unable to be mature because his father has literally beaten into him his own values and beliefs. Because of his father, Huck has almost no self-confidence. He has been taught to shun society and is unable to make a decision to accept it because of the constant threat that his father may come... ...ke. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. An Authoritative Text Backgrounds and Sources Criticism. Ed. Sculley Bradley, et al. second ed. New York Norton, 1977. 421-22. Hoffman, Daniel. Black Magic--and White--in Huckleberry Finn. Adven tures of Huckleberry Finn An Authoritative Text Backgrounds and Sources Criticism. Ed. Sculley Bradley, et al. 2nd ed. New York Norton, 1977. 423-436. Jones, Rhett S. Nigger and Knowledge. White Double-Consciousness in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Satire or Evasion? Black Perspectives on Huckleberry Finn. Ed. mob Leonard, et al. Durham Duke UP, 1992. 173-194. Kaplan, Justin. Born to Trouble One Hundred Years of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain Adventures of Huckleberry Finn A Case Study in Critical Controversy. Eds. Gerald Graff and James Phelan. capital of Massachusetts St. Martins, 1995. 348-359.