Friday, March 14, 2014
Huckleberry Finn Blog Post #1
Coming of age is the process by which a young person transitions from childhood into adulthood. We see at the beginning of the novel that Huck is your everyday child. He likes to do what he pleases and is very impressionable, mostly by the townspeople and his belief in superstition. We see Huck beginning to think like an adult when he realizes that the widow is only doing what is best for his well-being. He starts to become accustomed to the widow when he realizes how much better his life is now then it previously was with his father who was not really there for him. One example of Huck's growing maturity is when he gives all of his money to Judge Thatcher. It shows that he trusts Judge Thatcher to keep his word and give him the money when he asks for it. A big part of growing up is seeing that every situation has different outcomes and not everybody is trying to hurt you.
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What role do you think Huck's history plays in his maturation? (abusive father, dead mother, foster home, early inheritance) Is he more mature than the other boys his age, or less mature?
ReplyDeleteI believe all of those roles come into to play in regards to his maturation. Each one of those roles changed him in a certain way. For example losing your mother would make you become more independent because you would be losing the main support in your life. If you get an early inheritance you would have to be responsible and not waste it all on items that are not beneficiary to you. I believe he is more mature because than boys his age because he has had to deal with life-changing events that your average young boy would not have to deal with, causing him to grow up faster than he should.
ReplyDeleteWhat I said was very similar to yours. I think when we first meet huck he is seen as an everyday kid and I think that' was done purposely by mark twain. I think he wants us to notice the change in huck throughout the novel so our initial reaction to him is that he is a normal kid. Him putting his trust into the judge was just the beginning of him growing up and maturing. I'm excited to see how much more he matures throughout the rest of the book. I also how you responded to ms Watkins comment was true too. The things he went through were not the same as most kids. The way he transitioned out of his family was a way of maturing too.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with this post. Huckleberry Finn was able to surpass his childish, carefree desires and learn to appreciate a life centered around propriety and order. Huckleberry's full trust in Judge Thatcher also displays a great sense of maturity, as he is handling his affairs the way an adult should and expects Thatcher to act the same.
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