Term Papers on Is Huck Finn Too Mature?

Term Paper Title	Is Huck Finn Too Mature?
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Is Huck Finn too Mature?

     Huck Finn knows more than a fourteen year old boy could possibly know.  He
has the maturity level of one in their twenties at least.  Huck's knowledge and
decisions in certain situations in the book exceed the intelligence  in general
fourteen year old boys.  When Samuel Clemens wrote this book, he was well into
his mature adult years.  Huckleberry Finn represents the adventurous, free
spirited life that we all would like to have led in our childhood years.
Clemens wrote this book with the frame of mind of a fourteen year old.  Huck
Finn is Twain's dreams and childhood ambitions come to life.

     On Huck's adventure he encounters alot of different views of society.  He
experiences the restrictions of the company in which he surrounds himself.  This
knowledge that Huck get's first hand ultimately ends with Huck's mature decision
to oppose the views of society and risks going to hell for his friendship with
Jim.  This is a very mature and noble decision for a boy of Huck's age to make.
It is also noticeable that Huck is unlike other boys of his age with the
introduction of Tom Sawyer.  Tom is always thinking of amazing plans and
activities.  In contrast, Huck's ideas are sensible and well thought out.  This
fact shows that Twain made his own character superior in a way to the others,
giving him a practical edge on situations.  Huck is definitely superior to other
boys of his age, but it may not be just his intelligence.  Also, Huck has a
tendency to confide in the way things are rather than looking for a deeper
meaning.  This aspect of Huck's character  allows him to express his own system
of values which seem to give him an edge on other fourteen year old boys.
Whatever the reason, Huckleberry is definitely advanced in life.

     In this book, it is noticeable that Twain has given the narrator all of the
major and necessary attributes needed by an adventurous boy.  Huck has no
religion to keep him from doing what he feels is necessary.  He has family that
cares about him or his well-being.  He has seen many views of society and has
decided that he does not want anything to do with it.  He prefers the freedom of
the wilderness to the restrictions of society.  Huck has his own set of morals
and values to govern his life.  He also has perhaps the most needed quality of
all.  Huck has the ability to adjust to any situation, and to adjust to almost
any surroundings.

     The situation with Jim and the rattlesnake is surprising to the reader.
It is one of the three specific situations in the book where Huck makes a
decision without thinking it through.  Huck forgets that a rattlesnakes mate
always curls around its dead partner.  This turns out to have bad result when
Jim is bi...

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