Crimes in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Essay

Throughout the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn there are numerous crimes. The violence of these crimes is described vividly by Huck, the narrator, which shows their impact upon him. By showing Huck’s shock over these events, Twain is showing that there is no real justice in the South, except for the hollow and often inappropriate excess found attempts to obtain personal justice. During these scenes Huck’s turmoil reflects what Twain wants the reader to feel. Ultimately, this novel is a sharp criticism of a Southern lifestyle where justice is unobtainable.In the beginning of the story, Huck seems to feel at ease to be with his father instead of being with the widow, “It was kind of lazy and jolly, lying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no book nor study.” (Twain 24) Yet, Hucks’ father is not exactly the father figure a child would want. He’s an abusive, “But by and by Pap got to handy with his hick’ry and I couldn’t stand it. I was all over welts.” (Twain 24) and he’s not thoughtful of Huck. Once Huck figures his father is crazed and is an alcoholic, Twain, through Huck’s eyes, gives readers a feeling of fear towards Huck’s father. “There was Pap looking wild, and skipping around every which way and yelling about snakes. He said they was crawling up his legs.” (Twain 28) “Then he went down on all fours and crawled off, begging them to let him alone, and he rolled imself up in his blanket and wallowed in under the old pine table, still a-begging; and then he went to crying.” (29)Once this has happened, Huck feels as if he’s had enough. “I got to thinking that if I could fix up some way to keep pap and the widow from trying to follow me, it would be a certainer thing that trusting to luc…

… justice by going through the ‘police’ but through himself. He tries to attain justice by stealing and hiding the money in the coffin. Once the real uncles arrive the Duke and King are suspected as being fake by the doctor and the real uncles. “..but I think they’re frauds,” (Twain 197) The final test to prove whether or not they are real or frauds is when they go and dig up the body of Peter Wilks to see his tattoo. When the King and Duke escape from the grave sight, it proves that justice in the South is unobtainable since they escape. “Here they come!…It was the king and the duke.” (Twain 205) Although the money did not end up in the wrong hands, there was still a lack of justice since the duke and king were not captured.“No, I would rain softly and sweetly on the just, but if I caught a sample of the unjust outdoors I would drown him.”

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