Reflection of "Huck Finn"

Unlike quite a few people in my class, I actually read all of the novel! I truly don't know how anyone could fully understand the book and it's meaning just from sparknotes-- like the girl from the "Onion" article believed she did. Although the storyline wasn't too complex, every single adventure leads to a greater understand of each character and all of their relationships.

Like many teens reading this book, I initially decided that I didn't like it and couldn't understand it (the dialect made it difficult to understand).  However, I knew I had to read it, so I kept going. Eventually, I found it easy to understand what was going on, despite the dialect, and I came to enjoy the story. While reading, each new adventure, town, or person seemed like separate events that just kept the story going. After meeting with my discussion group multiple times and reflecting on the book, I realize that all of these events depict the characters in more and more detail. They also assist in portraying the characters' relationships and even Twain's personal views come out.

The main relationship that is continually tested because of their society is between Jim and Huck. When first seeing Jim, Huck automatically decides to travel with him and think nothing of him running away. However, after thinking more about the situation, Huck second-guesses himself. After some contemplation, Huck decides that no matter what society says, he will do the right thing and not tell on Jim. This relationship/occurrence is the  main instance of Twain's views coming out through his characters. Huck's morals prevailing is obviously the opinion that Twain has on slavery.

I actually ended up enjoying reading this novel. Despite there not being any specific due dates (besides the very last one) I was able to keep up with the reading and finish the novel. The language and dialect was different from most novels I've read which was more interesting for me. The overall ideas merging with Twain's views during the different adventures stood out as what I mostly got out of the novel.