The Moral Progression of Huckleberry Finn

The Moral Progression of Huckleberry Finn

The main character of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn undergoes a total moral

transformation upon having to make life defining decisions throughout his journey for a new

life. Huck emerges into the novel with an inferiority complex caused by living with a drunken

and abusive father, and with the absence of any direction. It is at this point where Huck is first

seen without any concept of morality. Fortunately, Huck is later assisted by the guidance of

Jim, a runaway slave who joins him on his journey and helps Huck gain his own sense of

morality. Throughout Huck’s adventures, he is put into numerous situations where he must

look within himself and use his own judgement to make fundamental decisions that will effect

the morals of which Huck will carry with him throughout his life.

Preceding the start of the novel, Miss Watson and the widow have been granted