The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn depicts a conflict between Pap and Huck. Write a paragraph in which you analyze the sources of the conflict and explain how the conflict contributes to the meaning of the work.
Growing up, Huck was always neglected by his Pap, which contributed to his low self-esteem. Huck has lacked the proper guidance of a family because of his Pap's drunken ways. When Pap comes back into town, mainly for Huck's money, Huck quickly gives it all away to the Judge. Pap resents the fact that Huck started to read and write which only influences Huck to change his outlook on the civil world and take these things seriously. Things get intense when Pap holds Huck hostage, but this quarrel show's how imperfect the white society can become. The way Huck escapes also show's how good he is surviving in the natural world rather than the civilized world.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the source of conflict is Pap and his ways of raising Huck. Pap is a single drunk father that never took good care of Huck. Huck was always on his own without a proper home, education, food, money, clean clothes and love. Because of these basic needs that Huck never received, he realizes he is a bad child and might even become a murderer when he grows up, all because of his father’s bad parenting. Pap is the reason The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is written with Huck not having any manners, a loving stable home, running away and not knowing the difference between right and wrong. That is why Huck is struggling with his own thoughts about helping Jim and if he is doing the right or wrong thing.
The source of the conflict between Huck and his dad has to do with his dad's alcoholism and ego. When pap comes back into Huck's life he expresses his need to bring his son's self esteem down. "You're educated, too, they say-can read and write. You think you're better'n your father, now, don't you, because he can't?" Page 19. Pap feels like Huck thinks he is better than him and that threatens Pap's ego so he goes on to beat Huck and takes him away from his civilized lifestyle. Huck is no superhero and the emotional and physical abuse he receives from his dad breaks him down even if he doesn't show it. The conflict between Pap and Huck shows us that even if we are surrounded by evil and devoured by it we can become good.
During Huck's childhood, he talks about being beaten by his drunken father. Being taken away from his father had to have been difficult and sad, but a relief for Huck. In response to that, seeing his father return again in the beginning of the book could very well have been traumatizing for Huck because he had not seen his father in so long, in turn bringing back some haunting memories. Also, another conflict between Huck and Pap is that Pap doesn't want Huck to be better than he was as a boy. Huck's self esteem is already on a low level, so this doesn't help Huck's situation. His father is also trying to take him away from going to school by kidnapping him; therefore trying to relive the past they once shared together. I believe that the meaning of this work is a test of Huck's willingness to take risks and find who he is, while being faced with challenges from his father, society, and nature.
The dispute between Pap and Huck is a complex and mangled relationship. It consists of selfishness and false attachment. All Pap thinks about is money, drinking, and preventing his son from exceeding him. All Huck wants is to do is defy his father, do the right thing, and live his own life. The conflict between the two derives from Huck’s upbringing. Pap was always drinking, abusing, and neglecting young Huck. He always taught Huck what he believes in, morphing Huck into a partial-racist, mischievous, young boy. This plays a big role in the major conflict Huck has within himself throughout the story: doing the right thing. Huck faces the decision between turning Jim in or granting him his freedom. Huck is torn between the two because he would be letting someone down no matter what his decision is.
This novel describes a young boy who is learning to grow up all by himself based on the obstacles he encounters along the way. Determining the manner in which he responds to them, Huck figures out right from wrong. The sources of conflict between Huck and his father, Pap, stem from Pap's wrongful teachings that he passes on to Huck. Pap strongly demonstrates to Huck how to never imagine becoming more successful or rich than him. By threatening to hurt Huck if he ever goes to school and demanding every cent Huck owns, Huck is influenced by bad morals. Pap's teachings create a moral barrier between Huck and society. Facing the moral decision to return Jim, a slave, or help him gain freedom, leaves Huck facing his moral conflict. Huck wants to be good, but finds it difficult to respond in a morally right decision. This helps readers understand the novel because it shows how understanding right from wrong begins early in life. Acting the correct way depends on an individual's earliest teachings.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Pap is not a typical father. Pap had neglected, beat, and criticized his son for most of his life. His father feels that anything that belongs to his son also belongs to him. That is why he want the money Huck has come across. Another part of the cause for the conflict is Pap’s constant drinking and not wanting his son to find greater success in life than him. All the negative behavior his dad displays relates to how Huck views himself. He believes that most of the things he does are evil. The meaning is shown in Huck’s mind when he tries to determine what is the right and wrong, good and bad.
Throught The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and his father pap have a man vs. man conflict. Huck is very different from his father. Huck's father, pap, did not go to school when he was younger nor did he have the knowledge that Huck now has. While living with Mrs.Watson, Huck has to go to school, dress proper, is not allowed to curse, nor can smoke. Though when he was with his pap Huck could act how ever he wanted to as in curse till he was blue in the face, smoke and not have to go to school. Pap did not want Huck to be educated because then that would mean he was better than his father or so pap thought. Huck is nothing like his father which makes his father quite jealous or envois of his son. With this constant struggle of trying to come to terms with each other lays the foundation for the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, Pap being the source of conflict results in Huck’s personality and self-worth. He was constantly beaten and degraded by his father, the one who should be his role model instead. With the lack of affection, confidence, and a father figure, Huck doesn’t think his words or actions might hurt others since he was used to Pap’s brutality. He also doesn’t consider himself a “good” person, finding it hard to respond ethically in various situations. Huck sees Pap’s persistent, drunken, behavior and vulgar criticism towards other people. Therefore, Huck thinks it’s okay to call Jim a “nigger” or to treat him differently than a white person, since Pap had always done it. This conflict goes hand in hand with the overall meaning of the work as we see Huck realize right from wrong.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn's relationship with his father was very traumatizing. During Huck's childhood, he was exposed to harsh beatings, abusive words, and constant neglect due to Pap's alcoholism. Pap made it clear that his son could never be successful than him. Huck has strived to be a better, more educated person but Pap's constant threat to beat Huck has made Huck hesitant and self conscious. Because of this, Huck is always second guessing his actions in fear that they are wrong or not good enough. This unhealthy relationship with his father is what is going to cause his internal conflict when helping Jim. These poor leasons that Pap has taught Huck is what is going to be constantly gnawing Huck's conscious when he tries to do what he believes in his heart is morally correct.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck encounters various conflicts. The prime conflict is the one he undergoes with his alcoholic father, who in the story, is referred to as "Pap". As a child, Huck was abused and neglected by his father.He was raised without any rules or discipline and has a strong resistance to anything that might "civilize" him. When Huck gets put in the hands of Widow Douglas, and Mrs. Watson, as an attempt for them to civilize him, Widow Douglas tries to force Huck to wear new clothes, give up smoking, and learn the Bible. When Huck and Pap reunite, Pap isn't too fond with the results. He harasses him for wearing good clothes, and going to school. He also accuses him for acting better than his own father. Huck lacks morals and is influenced by his father in a negative way. The primary theme of the novel is the conflict between civilization and "natural life." Huck depicts natural life through his uncivilized ways ,freedom of speech, and desire to escape from civilization. The conflict contributes to the meaning of this novel, by showing how someone who has experienced rough patches in their lives, and who was raised that poorly can learn from their experiences and become a wiser and stronger human-being.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn we notice that there is a conflict between Huck and Pap. On page 20 of the book, Pap mentions that he hates the fact that Huck goes to school and knows how to read. Pap is jealous of his own son, Huck, and even threatens to beat him up for going to school. This lets us know that Pap is a violent and selfish father. Instead of teaching his son good things, Pap teaches Huck how to be a racist. The conflict between Huck and Pap contributes to the meaning of this novel. We have discussed that although Huck could be a bit racist at times, the friendship that he has with Jim has been teaching him little by little to not be racist. Up to now, Huck has been arguing with himself about what is correct and what is incorrect or bad. I believe that as we keep reading this novel, we will see how Huck discovers who he really is and what he stands for: the good or the bad.
The book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, demonstrates its meaning through the conflicts the book has unraveled, depicting the phrase society vs human nature. In the book, society vs nature means what society thinks is right, slavery for example, vs what is naturally wrong, and what should not be legal. Conflicts between Pap and Huckleberry are common through out the book, the way that Pap treats Huck is abusive. Pap is a drunk who does nothing for a living except drink. Once Huck stabilized in a new home, Pap came along and "stole" him from his only chance to a good life--Miss Watson. Pap was angry at Huck for two main reasons, Huck had an education which made him better than his dad. Secondly Pap knew about the money Huck once had and he wanted all the money from him. Huck's home town gave Huck back to his abusive father, society took him away from an education and led him to a harsh life.
In "the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Huck was very disconnected from his father. His dad neglected him and mistreated him and set a horrible example for his son. As we read the novel, we can see that Pap is jealous of Huck when he mentions the fact that Huck can read. Most parents want a better life for their child but that doesnt seem to be the case with Pap and Huck. Pap creates conflict for Huck because Pap believes that Huck is a toy and he can do what ever he wants with him. He takes his money, and isolates him from the rest of society. The conflict is derived from his alcoholism and it contributes to the novel because we see a troubled boy who runs away from his demons and does not let what he has gone through affect him.
Huck has a terrible father who, when not beating Huck, completely neglects him. Pap did not care at all what Huck did, until he found out Huck was rich and learning how to read and write. Pap prevents Huck from doing anything that might make huck seem better than him due to his huge ego and pride. This keeps Huck from learning the difference between right and wrong. The meaning of this book is that one must find their own moral standpoint, and figure out for themselves what is right and what is wrong.
Throughout the novel Huck seemed to be avoiding more than just the concept of civilization that insisted of regular baths, proper clothing and mandatory school attendance but the concept of conflict itself. As an alternative, Twain illustrates the society that surrounds Huck by tying in two major divergences, his father and slavery, which haunts Huck and completely twisted his faith into a knot. This appears quite early in the novel when Huck’s father appeared to obtain legal custody of his son, one might say that his presence occurred by superstitious means when Huck spilled salt, a sign of bad luck. Finns drunken abusive father, who favored a glass of poisonous joy over his own son, not only completely stripped Finn of his dignity and self esteem but threaded all his actions with greed. The way Pap mistreats Huck and how Mark Twain uses this dilemma to depict the absurdist of society’s values and attitudes and the mistreatment of others when even society, who owned slaves, is not just. The judge’s final decision was to grant his father the natural right, as a parent, of Finns welfare and custody. This was surely one of the triggers in the never ending dominoes of conflict Finn had to encounter with the imperfections of his father and throughout the novel. The decision put weight to a system that ultimately handed a white man, with no care of the traumatic actions brought forth through words or leather, his right to his property, whether it is Huck or the re-occurring issue of slavery. Implying that not only is the relationship between Huck and his father a whirlpool of conflict but also where that conflict contributes in the novel, adding society and slavery into the mix.
Throughout Huck's childhood, Pap never showed love or appreciation towards Huck. Instead of supporting and encouring Huck, Pap tries to make Huck feel as miserable as he does. The missing affection every child needs from their parents is absent in Huck's life, and that causes him to act in the way he does. Huck lies and treats people rudely because that was all he seen growing up. Deep inside, Huck holds so much intelligence and kindness. But thanks to his father, he's ashamed to show it. Not only that, but he's probably even scared to show love to someone because that person might throw hate back at him like his father does. The conflict between father and son in this book impact the overall meaning of the novel because it explains why Huck acts in the way he does. Part of Huck resembles his father through Huck's racism and rudeness. But there's also a part of Huck that is a genuinely good person. The reader is left to see what side Huck decides to turn out to be at the end of this novel.
I believe that the source of conflict in this novel is the relationship between Pap and Huck. Pap has always been an abusive father toward Huck throughout his life. Yet, as forgiving as Huck is, he still accepts him into his life. Pap only came back to Huck for his money and values. They both went to an adventure and Huck realizes how terrible dad Pap is. Even though Huck isn't "educated enough" he is still smart enough to leave his Pap and go on adventures by himself and ends up with Jim. Huck was only racist because of the way he was raised.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the conflict between Huck and his father comes from many different sources, the main two being Paps alcohol addiction and mentality. Huck's father would beat him after returning drunk leaving no one to tell Huck the difference between right and wrong. When Widow Douglas too Huck in he did not easily integrate into society because the concept of being civilized was foreign to him. This was the first time their was an authority figure he had to abide to and he was not sure he enjoyed it. When he was finally starting to become civilized the return of his father crushed almost all the progress he made. His father did not want Huck to be better than him and despised Huck for being better than him. These events would lead Huck to run away and influence his later decisions
Huck and his father have never had the loving and fun relationship most people have with their parents. Pap has always been an abusive drunk who never wanted anything more than money and wanting to be above his son. You can see this by how Huck speaks about him getting angry that Huck can read. It's clear that Pap gets infuriated seeing as though his son is smarter than him and can do more than he can. On top of that, Pap really doesn't care about Huck in the first place seeing as though the only reason he came back was to get the money Huck donated to Judge Thatcher. It's simple to see that Huck doesn't like his father either seeing as though he almost tortures himself by staying in school simply in spite of his father. It's no wonder he tried running away from his dad, any logical person would if they were in a situation where they were kidnapped by a mad alcoholic. Nothing truly good has spawned from Huck and Pap's relationship.
Huckleberry Finn's life has been a pretty harsh one for someone of his age, he's dealt with alot more than most people do, from having no real parents, to having to be raised by a stranger, being the least imaginative of his group of friends and being abused by his drunken father, i'd say Huck has it pretty bad. But that doesn't let that bother him! I believe that Mark Twain's main idea for this book is to show that even when you don't have the best upraising, you can still be a good person. This is shown through many situations where Huck sent back a boat for the robbers on the sinking ship and when he covered for Jim so the white men wouldn't send him away. Even though Huck's dad tried "raising" his as a bad person and always talked so low to and about him, in Husk's mind, he knows whats right and will win out the odds of ending up like his father.
From the very beginning it was obvious that Pap resented Huck's upbringing with Miss Watson. Every time Pap insulted and beat Huck it was just him shoving down his ashamed feelings of what his life has come to. I think Pap knew that Huck actually might have had a chance to have a better life than himself and Pap just couldn't stand knowing that. Huck still loves his father and respects him in a way but I don't believe Huck ever got the sense of a true familial love from him. Huck grew up without affection and I think that that is a big factor in Huck's decision in turning in Jim. Jim actually cares about Huck's well being and is in a way a father figure, so Huck doesn't want to turn him in after all that Jim has done for him. However, there is still the fact that Pap's father is a coward and I do think that his cowardly ways have been passed on a bit to Huck. When Huck goes with the decision of doing whichever is the easiest is cowardly and shows that he doesn't have very strong convictions.
From Pap's bad parenting that consisted of abusing Huck emotionally and physically, you can see the negative and positive outcomes of it. Huck is an unmotivated, dirty boy, but is also a witty, reasonable caring person with good motives. In chapter 16, Huck has a battle within himself if he should turn in Jim or not. He ultimately decides to do the "wrong" thing and help Jim be a free man. He felt bad about doing the "wrong" thing but also knew if he did the "right" thing, he would also feel bad about that too. This was a result of Pap not being a bigger impact on Huck. Huck didn't learn anything from his father, including racist feelings. This lack of influence all lead up to Huck's rebellious actions and thoughts that were against society.
In The Adventures of Huck Finn, the reason why Pap and Huck have conflict is because of their bad father-son relationship. Throughout his childhood, Pap has not been a good father figure or a role model for Huck. His father was a drunk and only cared about drinking and money, instead of raising Huck and teaching him right from wrong. He taught Huck to be racist and also treated him with neglect and abuse. Pap only comes back to Huck because he heard that Huck had money and wanted to scold him about how he is receiving education. Huck does not like school at all, but only continues going in spite of Pap. The conflict between Pap and Huck contributes to the meaning of the novel because it explains why Huck acts the way he does. It is because he was raised that way. Even though he was raised like Pap, Huck does not act like him completely. Huck still has his own opinions and thoughts and does not think the way Pap all the time. The conflict will also affect what type of person Huck decides to be in the future.
Huck faces multiple conflicts through out his childhood, which no doubt had a tremendous effect on his overall behaviors and the way he goes about things. At an early stage in his life he was physically and mentally abused by his own father that took a big toll on him. It lowered his self esteem making him feel insecure about himself every time Pap went on a jealous rant because he could not accept the fact that his son was simply better than him. Through all the conflicts that came his way somehow Huck defeats it and finds a solution. Whether its Pap trying to steal his money or running off with him in the middle of no where. The main source of the conflict is how Pap never treats his own son like a human being and never shows him the positive ways of life, and some of it rubs off on Huck through out the story.
Huck is a twelve year old boy who has been neglected and abused by his alcoholic father. At such a young age you are affected by the things that happened early on in your life. Huck's opportunity and ability to become unlike Pap angers his father. Pap would rather see his son end up like him or even worse than to see him strive. Due to his father's absence from his life Huck believes that no one can control him, that is why he refuses to do the things the widow tells him and to become more civilized. Huck seeks adventure and the urge to fit in due to his father's unwillingness to truly care about his son.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main conflicts between Huck and his father is from his father having an alcohol addiction. He was a drunk who locked Huck into a cabin and often abused him causing Huck to runaway. Pap never wanted him to have an education and wanted nothing else than Huck's money that he gave to Judge Thatcher. Also because of the way he was raised he didn't have good decision making on whether or not to turn in Jim. At first he didn't show much respect to Jim. Then began to realize they are equal and decided not to turn him in. The source of conflict is how Huck never made good decisions in his life because as growing up he didn't have anyone to look up to and had to rely on himself.
In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck because of his age is needing parental guidance and with Pap always drunk, he's not much to give Huck advice. As Huck was starting to like school, Pap comes back and is making sure Huck does not become better in general than himself. This causes Huck's self esteem to lower even more. By not having tons of parental guidance throughout his childhood, Huck always went on crazy adventures and the outdoors because it's the one thing he did know. All of this freedom Huck has, it will show what kind of person he truly is if he wants to do the right or wrong thing when it comes to deciding in situations.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main source of conflict is Pap's lifestyle and the way he treats his son. Huck's father is constantly in and out of his life, only showing up when he wants money or something else from his son. The way he grew up made him feel as if he was not a good person, that's why he was treated the way he was. Pap did not want anything good for his son ever, because he feared Huck would end up being better than him. The source of conflict is that Pap never treated Huck the way a father should treat his son. So, Huck never understood how to be civil and have respect for others.
Throughout the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the conflict between Huck and Pap is constantly present. Mistreating Huck ever since he was a child in physical, mental, and emotional ways shapes Huck into the person he is growing up to be. Because of the disrespectful and hurtful ways Pap treats him, not only is a physical conflict present, but it also develops an inner struggle within Huck himself. As Pap is introduced into the novel, the reader can clarify that he is a drunk, selfish, and unkind father. He comes to Huck after discovering the fortune he has made, and then treats him poorly for receiving a proper education. This causes Huck to have a low self-esteem, and also takes part in another problem Huck struggles with: doing right or wrong. Huck has developed a distorted image of what should be right and what should be wrong, because of the way he was raised. Deep down inside, Huck has good morals and respect for other people, but because of the way he views himself and others as well, causes problems, further contributing to the struggles he faces in the novel.
Throughout Huck’s life he never had any type of role model to look up to. Pap never set a good example for Huck and he never tried to give Huck a better life like most loving parents want their children to have. When Pap finds out that Huck is receiving proper education he becomes upset only causing Huck to continue learning in spite of his father. Because Huck grew up around a disrespecting, drunk, racist father, he never really learned right from wrong. Pap abused Huck both physically and mentally which had a big impact on the person who he grew up to be. The conflict between Pap and Huck creates an inner struggle within Huck himself causing him to have low self-esteem. Throughout Huck’s adventure with Jim he encounters several conflicts when deciding what is right from wrong. It is difficult for him to make these decisions because the only way of life he knows is Pap’s way of life, and he knows that that is not the life he wants to live. Deep down inside Huck is a good, smart, caring kid with good morals but he does not realize that because he had a traumatizing childhood which led him to think of himself and others negatively, causing further struggles in the novel.
That conflict between Huck and Pap in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is constant and has a part in creating other conflitcts for Huck. The main cause of the conflict between Huck and Pap is Pap's alcohol problem. Every time Pap got drunk, he took out his frustrations on Huck. At the beginning of the story, Huck was abandoned by Pap, whom only came back to him after he found out about his fortune. As soon as Pap came back he already started putting Huck down and made him feel bad. Pap despised the fact that his son was more educated than him. Because of all the abuse Huck endures, he has very low self-esteem. He constantly thinks that he is a bad kid, although he rarely does anything that is actually wrong.
In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” Pap’s ways of raising Huck is the source of conflict in the novel. Although being a father is an important role in ordinary families, Pap shows no concern toward Huck. Pap worries more about when his next drink will be and his son’s fortune rather than Huck himself. He was also very against Huck’s education. Pap ordered Huck to stop going to school and be emerged in religious studies. Pap truly shows his inability to love his only son when he tries to take Huck’s fortune by lying to the judge about him being a “new and changed man.” Since Huck has been raised facing many obstacles, he crosses another one when deciding whether to turn Jim in or grant him his freedom. Pap has made Huck’s self esteem greatly decrease and cause him to have a hard time determining between right or wrong which shows the meaning of the work by Mark Twain.
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Pap do not have a great relationship. Huck barely even sees his frugal father, when he does Pap criticizes him and wants money. Pap was filled with rancor when he heard Huck was better than him. Huck’s pejorative father doesn’t want the best for Huck. What kind of the father doesn’t want the best for their kids? Huck is bemused about what kind of person he should be, Pap is telling him one thing and the widow is telling him another. Huck’s relationship with his father prevented him from making his own decisions. He decided to follow the widow’s rules and his acerbic dad got angry. Huck feels that whatever he does is just not good enough, he is not good enough. His self-esteem has gotten so low he a created a spurious death just to get away from everyone. Huck is starting a new undaunted adventure and putting the past behind him, well after all the old him is dead. It is his chance to become the person he wants to be, not who someone else tells him to be. Further on in the book, he has many more challenges that test his character. Should he leave those murderers to die or tell someone to save them? Huck is starting to express his altruism, unlike his father. But a far bigger conflict Huck faces is, whether or not he should turn Jim in. Huck is in a chasm of thoughts because he feels he is stealing from the widow, he is the one helping Jim to be free. Huck sees Jim, a slave, as property that belongs to the widow. He doesn’t see Jim as a human being with rights, just as whites have. He thinks just as his father thinks, a slave is not a person. Huck is trying so hard not to be like his father but, the apple does not fall far from the tree.
In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck never really had a role model and the way he Pap treated him wasn't the best way. They don't have a good relationship and part of that contributes to Huck's low self-esteem. Then, Pap comes back to town and tries to take his money, he demands Huck to give it to him. Pap doesn't even believe Huck when he says he gave it to the judge. They have no trust, no love, no relationship. It seems to me that Pap just mooches off of Huck. But dealing with all this, I feel that Huck has grown up; being able to read, write, and even survive in the world on his own. The only thing Pap really cares about is the next time he is going to drink not worrying about his son. After getting drunk Pap takes his anger out on Huck and bring him down as a person. The main conflict source is Pap giving Huck more problems as it is and the way he treats him. Decreasing his self-esteem is making it had for Huck to see what really is right and wrong and that shows the meaning of the work by Mark Twain. This big decision for Huck is continuing this journey with Jim or return him back to Miss Watson. That's where Huck struggles determining right from wrong because he likes Miss Watson.
Throughout Huck's life, he has always been put down by his father. Huck's father was the town drunk and continuously neglected Huck through out his life. When Huck tried to educate himself in order to try to make his life easier for himself, then his father right away did not approve. Huck's father believed that Huck should not be wiser than his father, and that he should not live a better life than he has. His father is the reason why his confidence and self esteem is so low. From that point on Huck thought less of himself. The reason why Huck can't decide whether he should help Jim or not is because of his background. He was raised believing that slavery was humane and that blacks would always be lower than him. Now that Huck is away from his father, he sees that Jim is as much human as he is. As much as he wants to help him, he knows it wouldn't be right to cross his father's ways. Huck's good side is starting to shine through, but whether or not it stays depends on whether or not he will turn Jim in back to his rightful owner.
In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," there are many conflicts between Huck and Pap. Pap is angered at the fact that Huck is civilized and educated, as well as wealthy. One of the only reasons Pap wants to be Huck guardian is for Hucks money. Because Pap is a drunk he wants to use Hucks money for his whiskey. But of course Huck does not agree. Pap and Huck do not have that father and son relationship that Huck needs. Pap is a drunk that always puts Huck down causing him to have a low self esteem and lack self confidence. As the story progresses you do see that Huck is starting to grow and mature and become less like his father. He is starting to figure out the differences between right and wron
A father should be a good role model and should be around his child as much as possible. How ever in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Huck's father is an angry drunk who is hardly ever there for him. He is somewhat abusive and he is a pejorative influence on Huck. This conflict between Pap and Huck leads to other conflicts in Huck's life. Huck does not know when to do right and when to do wrong because his judgement of what is right or wrong has been skewed all of his life by Pap's influence. For instance, he is in a situation with his friend Jim in which he is now sure where or not to turn him in for being a runaway slave. He is learning that perhaps the way he was taught to do the right thing is actually not what he wants to do. It will be interesting to see the way Huck deals with this conflict between him and his father.
In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Pap is a single father with an awful outlook on life. He believes the world is out to get him, and raised his son with the same attitude. Throughout all of Huck's life Pap has never been a father, but more of a drunk who steps in and out of this boys life. Any affection is sucked up or drained out completely. Huck grows up not knowing the difference between right and wrong. He is constantly stuck between making decisions, feeling guilty for any of the choices he makes. He has basically only picked up the racism from his father, and that is being tested by his friendship with Jim. Huck is starting to change and care about being good to people and although there is an ongoing conflict, Huck doesn't seem threatened.
The relationship Huck and Pap have is not the everyday father-son relationship. Pap is never really there for Huck, and he is not an outstanding father figure. A father should want their child to have a better life than he has had. However, it is the complete opposite in Pap's case, he does not want Huck to be wealthy or have a good education. He belittles Huck for attending school and tells him he should not. Pap drinks excessively and when he is drunk, he beats Huck. This is not setting a good example for a growing kid, and in order to evade his father's abusive behavior Huck runs away. A child should not have to run away from their parent, he or she should be able to go to their parent for advice, comfort, and love. Huck does not get any of this from his father, he is neglected. As a result of this neglect Huck believes that he can be a murderer one day. This contributes to the meaning of the book because the way Huck was raised resulted in the way he acts and thinks. If he had a parent to teach him what is right and wrong he would not have such a difficult decision whether or not to help his friend Jim, who is a runaway slave. Huck would know the absolute morally right thing to do; instead he is trying to figure out what is right on his own.
As I read the book I begin to think that Huck is trying to be the better person. This is the opposite of being like his father which is violent, misunderstanding and unsupportive towards his son. I believe his father is a bad role model for a father because of the way he doesn’t want Huck to continue his education. Unlike other parents want want their children to succeed in their lives and do better than them, Huck’s dad doesn’t. I think that Huck is a better than his father because of the way he is starting to treat Jim. During Huck’s childhood he was always told that “niggers” are inferior to white people.
Growing up, Huck was always neglected by his Pap, which contributed to his low self-esteem. Huck has lacked the proper guidance of a family because of his Pap's drunken ways. When Pap comes back into town, mainly for Huck's money, Huck quickly gives it all away to the Judge. Pap resents the fact that Huck started to read and write which only influences Huck to change his outlook on the civil world and take these things seriously. Things get intense when Pap holds Huck hostage, but this quarrel show's how imperfect the white society can become. The way Huck escapes also show's how good he is surviving in the natural world rather than the civilized world.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the source of conflict is Pap and his ways of raising Huck. Pap is a single drunk father that never took good care of Huck. Huck was always on his own without a proper home, education, food, money, clean clothes and love. Because of these basic needs that Huck never received, he realizes he is a bad child and might even become a murderer when he grows up, all because of his father’s bad parenting. Pap is the reason The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is written with Huck not having any manners, a loving stable home, running away and not knowing the difference between right and wrong. That is why Huck is struggling with his own thoughts about helping Jim and if he is doing the right or wrong thing.
ReplyDeleteThe source of the conflict between Huck and his dad has to do with his dad's alcoholism and ego. When pap comes back into Huck's life he expresses his need to bring his son's self esteem down. "You're educated, too, they say-can read and write. You think you're better'n your father, now, don't you, because he can't?" Page 19. Pap feels like Huck thinks he is better than him and that threatens Pap's ego so he goes on to beat Huck and takes him away from his civilized lifestyle. Huck is no superhero and the emotional and physical abuse he receives from his dad breaks him down even if he doesn't show it. The conflict between Pap and Huck shows us that even if we are surrounded by evil and devoured by it we can become good.
ReplyDeleteDuring Huck's childhood, he talks about being beaten by his drunken father. Being taken away from his father had to have been difficult and sad, but a relief for Huck. In response to that, seeing his father return again in the beginning of the book could very well have been traumatizing for Huck because he had not seen his father in so long, in turn bringing back some haunting memories. Also, another conflict between Huck and Pap is that Pap doesn't want Huck to be better than he was as a boy. Huck's self esteem is already on a low level, so this doesn't help Huck's situation. His father is also trying to take him away from going to school by kidnapping him; therefore trying to relive the past they once shared together. I believe that the meaning of this work is a test of Huck's willingness to take risks and find who he is, while being faced with challenges from his father, society, and nature.
ReplyDeleteThe dispute between Pap and Huck is a complex and mangled relationship. It consists of selfishness and false attachment. All Pap thinks about is money, drinking, and preventing his son from exceeding him. All Huck wants is to do is defy his father, do the right thing, and live his own life. The conflict between the two derives from Huck’s upbringing. Pap was always drinking, abusing, and neglecting young Huck. He always taught Huck what he believes in, morphing Huck into a partial-racist, mischievous, young boy. This plays a big role in the major conflict Huck has within himself throughout the story: doing the right thing. Huck faces the decision between turning Jim in or granting him his freedom. Huck is torn between the two because he would be letting someone down no matter what his decision is.
ReplyDeleteThis novel describes a young boy who is learning to grow up all by himself based on the obstacles he encounters along the way. Determining the manner in which he responds to them, Huck figures out right from wrong. The sources of conflict between Huck and his father, Pap, stem from Pap's wrongful teachings that he passes on to Huck. Pap strongly demonstrates to Huck how to never imagine becoming more successful or rich than him. By threatening to hurt Huck if he ever goes to school and demanding every cent Huck owns, Huck is influenced by bad morals. Pap's teachings create a moral barrier between Huck and society. Facing the moral decision to return Jim, a slave, or help him gain freedom, leaves Huck facing his moral conflict. Huck wants to be good, but finds it difficult to respond in a morally right decision. This helps readers understand the novel because it shows how understanding right from wrong begins early in life. Acting the correct way depends on an individual's earliest teachings.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Pap is not a typical father. Pap had neglected, beat, and criticized his son for most of his life. His father feels that anything that belongs to his son also belongs to him. That is why he want the money Huck has come across. Another part of the cause for the conflict is Pap’s constant drinking and not wanting his son to find greater success in life than him. All the negative behavior his dad displays relates to how Huck views himself. He believes that most of the things he does are evil. The meaning is shown in Huck’s mind when he tries to determine what is the right and wrong, good and bad.
ReplyDeleteThrought The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and his father pap have a man vs. man conflict. Huck is very different from his father. Huck's father, pap, did not go to school when he was younger nor did he have the knowledge that Huck now has. While living with Mrs.Watson, Huck has to go to school, dress proper, is not allowed to curse, nor can smoke. Though when he was with his pap Huck could act how ever he wanted to as in curse till he was blue in the face, smoke and not have to go to school. Pap did not want Huck to be educated because then that would mean he was better than his father or so pap thought. Huck is nothing like his father which makes his father quite jealous or envois of his son. With this constant struggle of trying to come to terms with each other lays the foundation for the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
ReplyDeleteIn “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, Pap being the source of conflict results in Huck’s personality and self-worth. He was constantly beaten and degraded by his father, the one who should be his role model instead. With the lack of affection, confidence, and a father figure, Huck doesn’t think his words or actions might hurt others since he was used to Pap’s brutality. He also doesn’t consider himself a “good” person, finding it hard to respond ethically in various situations. Huck sees Pap’s persistent, drunken, behavior and vulgar criticism towards other people. Therefore, Huck thinks it’s okay to call Jim a “nigger” or to treat him differently than a white person, since Pap had always done it. This conflict goes hand in hand with the overall meaning of the work as we see Huck realize right from wrong.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn's relationship with his father was very traumatizing. During Huck's childhood, he was exposed to harsh beatings, abusive words, and constant neglect due to Pap's alcoholism. Pap made it clear that his son could never be successful than him. Huck has strived to be a better, more educated person but Pap's constant threat to beat Huck has made Huck hesitant and self conscious. Because of this, Huck is always second guessing his actions in fear that they are wrong or not good enough. This unhealthy relationship with his father is what is going to cause his internal conflict when helping Jim. These poor leasons that Pap has taught Huck is what is going to be constantly gnawing Huck's conscious when he tries to do what he believes in his heart is morally correct.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck encounters various conflicts. The prime conflict is the one he undergoes with his alcoholic father, who in the story, is referred to as "Pap". As a child, Huck was abused and neglected by his father.He was raised without any rules or discipline and has a strong resistance to anything that might "civilize" him. When Huck gets put in the hands of Widow Douglas, and Mrs. Watson, as an attempt for them to civilize him, Widow Douglas tries to force Huck to wear new clothes, give up smoking, and learn the Bible. When Huck and Pap reunite, Pap isn't too fond with the results. He harasses him for wearing good clothes, and going to school. He also accuses him for acting better than his own father. Huck lacks morals and is influenced by his father in a negative way. The primary theme of the novel is the conflict between civilization and "natural life." Huck depicts natural life through his uncivilized ways ,freedom of speech, and desire to escape from civilization. The conflict contributes to the meaning of this novel, by showing how someone who has experienced rough patches in their lives, and who was raised that poorly can learn from their experiences and become a wiser and stronger human-being.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn we notice that there is a conflict between Huck and Pap. On page 20 of the book, Pap mentions that he hates the fact that Huck goes to school and knows how to read. Pap is jealous of his own son, Huck, and even threatens to beat him up for going to school. This lets us know that Pap is a violent and selfish father. Instead of teaching his son good things, Pap teaches Huck how to be a racist. The conflict between Huck and Pap contributes to the meaning of this novel. We have discussed that although Huck could be a bit racist at times, the friendship that he has with Jim has been teaching him little by little to not be racist. Up to now, Huck has been arguing with himself about what is correct and what is incorrect or bad. I believe that as we keep reading this novel, we will see how Huck discovers who he really is and what he stands for: the good or the bad.
ReplyDeleteThe book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, demonstrates its meaning through the conflicts the book has unraveled, depicting the phrase society vs human nature. In the book, society vs nature means what society thinks is right, slavery for example, vs what is naturally wrong, and what should not be legal. Conflicts between Pap and Huckleberry are common through out the book, the way that Pap treats Huck is abusive. Pap is a drunk who does nothing for a living except drink. Once Huck stabilized in a new home, Pap came along and "stole" him from his only chance to a good life--Miss Watson. Pap was angry at Huck for two main reasons, Huck had an education which made him better than his dad. Secondly Pap knew about the money Huck once had and he wanted all the money from him. Huck's home town gave Huck back to his abusive father, society took him away from an education and led him to a harsh life.
ReplyDeleteIn "the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Huck was very disconnected from his father. His dad neglected him and mistreated him and set a horrible example for his son. As we read the novel, we can see that Pap is jealous of Huck when he mentions the fact that Huck can read. Most parents want a better life for their child but that doesnt seem to be the case with Pap and Huck. Pap creates conflict for Huck because Pap believes that Huck is a toy and he can do what ever he wants with him. He takes his money, and isolates him from the rest of society. The conflict is derived from his alcoholism and it contributes to the novel because we see a troubled boy who runs away from his demons and does not let what he has gone through affect him.
ReplyDeleteHuck has a terrible father who, when not beating Huck, completely neglects him. Pap did not care at all what Huck did, until he found out Huck was rich and learning how to read and write. Pap prevents Huck from doing anything that might make huck seem better than him due to his huge ego and pride. This keeps Huck from learning the difference between right and wrong. The meaning of this book is that one must find their own moral standpoint, and figure out for themselves what is right and what is wrong.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the novel Huck seemed to be avoiding more than just the concept of civilization that insisted of regular baths, proper clothing and mandatory school attendance but the concept of conflict itself. As an alternative, Twain illustrates the society that surrounds Huck by tying in two major divergences, his father and slavery, which haunts Huck and completely twisted his faith into a knot. This appears quite early in the novel when Huck’s father appeared to obtain legal custody of his son, one might say that his presence occurred by superstitious means when Huck spilled salt, a sign of bad luck. Finns drunken abusive father, who favored a glass of poisonous joy over his own son, not only completely stripped Finn of his dignity and self esteem but threaded all his actions with greed. The way Pap mistreats Huck and how Mark Twain uses this dilemma to depict the absurdist of society’s values and attitudes and the mistreatment of others when even society, who owned slaves, is not just. The judge’s final decision was to grant his father the natural right, as a parent, of Finns welfare and custody. This was surely one of the triggers in the never ending dominoes of conflict Finn had to encounter with the imperfections of his father and throughout the novel. The decision put weight to a system that ultimately handed a white man, with no care of the traumatic actions brought forth through words or leather, his right to his property, whether it is Huck or the re-occurring issue of slavery. Implying that not only is the relationship between Huck and his father a whirlpool of conflict but also where that conflict contributes in the novel, adding society and slavery into the mix.
ReplyDeleteThroughout Huck's childhood, Pap never showed love or appreciation towards Huck. Instead of supporting and encouring Huck, Pap tries to make Huck feel as miserable as he does. The missing affection every child needs from their parents is absent in Huck's life, and that causes him to act in the way he does. Huck lies and treats people rudely because that was all he seen growing up. Deep inside, Huck holds so much intelligence and kindness. But thanks to his father, he's ashamed to show it. Not only that, but he's probably even scared to show love to someone because that person might throw hate back at him like his father does. The conflict between father and son in this book impact the overall meaning of the novel because it explains why Huck acts in the way he does. Part of Huck resembles his father through Huck's racism and rudeness. But there's also a part of Huck that is a genuinely good person. The reader is left to see what side Huck decides to turn out to be at the end of this novel.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the source of conflict in this novel is the relationship between Pap and Huck. Pap has always been an abusive father toward Huck throughout his life. Yet, as forgiving as Huck is, he still accepts him into his life. Pap only came back to Huck for his money and values. They both went to an adventure and Huck realizes how terrible dad Pap is. Even though Huck isn't "educated enough" he is still smart enough to leave his Pap and go on adventures by himself and ends up with Jim. Huck was only racist because of the way he was raised.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the conflict between Huck and his father comes from many different sources, the main two being Paps alcohol addiction and mentality. Huck's father would beat him after returning drunk leaving no one to tell Huck the difference between right and wrong. When Widow Douglas too Huck in he did not easily integrate into society because the concept of being civilized was foreign to him. This was the first time their was an authority figure he had to abide to and he was not sure he enjoyed it. When he was finally starting to become civilized the return of his father crushed almost all the progress he made. His father did not want Huck to be better than him and despised Huck for being better than him. These events would lead Huck to run away and influence his later decisions
ReplyDeleteHuck and his father have never had the loving and fun relationship most people have with their parents. Pap has always been an abusive drunk who never wanted anything more than money and wanting to be above his son. You can see this by how Huck speaks about him getting angry that Huck can read. It's clear that Pap gets infuriated seeing as though his son is smarter than him and can do more than he can. On top of that, Pap really doesn't care about Huck in the first place seeing as though the only reason he came back was to get the money Huck donated to Judge Thatcher. It's simple to see that Huck doesn't like his father either seeing as though he almost tortures himself by staying in school simply in spite of his father. It's no wonder he tried running away from his dad, any logical person would if they were in a situation where they were kidnapped by a mad alcoholic. Nothing truly good has spawned from Huck and Pap's relationship.
ReplyDeleteHuckleberry Finn's life has been a pretty harsh one for someone of his age, he's dealt with alot more than most people do, from having no real parents, to having to be raised by a stranger, being the least imaginative of his group of friends and being abused by his drunken father, i'd say Huck has it pretty bad. But that doesn't let that bother him! I believe that Mark Twain's main idea for this book is to show that even when you don't have the best upraising, you can still be a good person. This is shown through many situations where Huck sent back a boat for the robbers on the sinking ship and when he covered for Jim so the white men wouldn't send him away. Even though Huck's dad tried "raising" his as a bad person and always talked so low to and about him, in Husk's mind, he knows whats right and will win out the odds of ending up like his father.
ReplyDeleteFrom the very beginning it was obvious that Pap resented Huck's upbringing with Miss Watson. Every time Pap insulted and beat Huck it was just him shoving down his ashamed feelings of what his life has come to. I think Pap knew that Huck actually might have had a chance to have a better life than himself and Pap just couldn't stand knowing that. Huck still loves his father and respects him in a way but I don't believe Huck ever got the sense of a true familial love from him. Huck grew up without affection and I think that that is a big factor in Huck's decision in turning in Jim. Jim actually cares about Huck's well being and is in a way a father figure, so Huck doesn't want to turn him in after all that Jim has done for him. However, there is still the fact that Pap's father is a coward and I do think that his cowardly ways have been passed on a bit to Huck. When Huck goes with the decision of doing whichever is the easiest is cowardly and shows that he doesn't have very strong convictions.
ReplyDeleteFrom Pap's bad parenting that consisted of abusing Huck emotionally and physically, you can see the negative and positive outcomes of it. Huck is an unmotivated, dirty boy, but is also a witty, reasonable caring person with good motives. In chapter 16, Huck has a battle within himself if he should turn in Jim or not. He ultimately decides to do the "wrong" thing and help Jim be a free man. He felt bad about doing the "wrong" thing but also knew if he did the "right" thing, he would also feel bad about that too. This was a result of Pap not being a bigger impact on Huck. Huck didn't learn anything from his father, including racist feelings. This lack of influence all lead up to Huck's rebellious actions and thoughts that were against society.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huck Finn, the reason why Pap and Huck have conflict is because of their bad father-son relationship. Throughout his childhood, Pap has not been a good father figure or a role model for Huck. His father was a drunk and only cared about drinking and money, instead of raising Huck and teaching him right from wrong. He taught Huck to be racist and also treated him with neglect and abuse. Pap only comes back to Huck because he heard that Huck had money and wanted to scold him about how he is receiving education. Huck does not like school at all, but only continues going in spite of Pap. The conflict between Pap and Huck contributes to the meaning of the novel because it explains why Huck acts the way he does. It is because he was raised that way. Even though he was raised like Pap, Huck does not act like him completely. Huck still has his own opinions and thoughts and does not think the way Pap all the time. The conflict will also affect what type of person Huck decides to be in the future.
ReplyDeleteHuck faces multiple conflicts through out his childhood, which no doubt had a tremendous effect on his overall behaviors and the way he goes about things. At an early stage in his life he was physically and mentally abused by his own father that took a big toll on him. It lowered his self esteem making him feel insecure about himself every time Pap went on a jealous rant because he could not accept the fact that his son was simply better than him. Through all the conflicts that came his way somehow Huck defeats it and finds a solution. Whether its Pap trying to steal his money or running off with him in the middle of no where. The main source of the conflict is how Pap never treats his own son like a human being and never shows him the positive ways of life, and some of it rubs off on Huck through out the story.
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ReplyDeleteHuck is a twelve year old boy who has been neglected and abused by his alcoholic father. At such a young age you are affected by the things that happened early on in your life. Huck's opportunity and ability to become unlike Pap angers his father. Pap would rather see his son end up like him or even worse than to see him strive. Due to his father's absence from his life Huck believes that no one can control him, that is why he refuses to do the things the widow tells him and to become more civilized. Huck seeks adventure and the urge to fit in due to his father's unwillingness to truly care about his son.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main conflicts between Huck and his father is from his father having an alcohol addiction. He was a drunk who locked Huck into a cabin and often abused him causing Huck to runaway. Pap never wanted him to have an education and wanted nothing else than Huck's money that he gave to Judge Thatcher. Also because of the way he was raised he didn't have good decision making on whether or not to turn in Jim. At first he didn't show much respect to Jim. Then began to realize they are equal and decided not to turn him in. The source of conflict is how Huck never made good decisions in his life because as growing up he didn't have anyone to look up to and had to rely on himself.
ReplyDeleteIn the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck because of his age is needing parental guidance and with Pap always drunk, he's not much to give Huck advice. As Huck was starting to like school, Pap comes back and is making sure Huck does not become better in general than himself. This causes Huck's self esteem to lower even more. By not having tons of parental guidance throughout his childhood, Huck always went on crazy adventures and the outdoors because it's the one thing he did know. All of this freedom Huck has, it will show what kind of person he truly is if he wants to do the right or wrong thing when it comes to deciding in situations.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main source of conflict is Pap's lifestyle and the way he treats his son. Huck's father is constantly in and out of his life, only showing up when he wants money or something else from his son. The way he grew up made him feel as if he was not a good person, that's why he was treated the way he was. Pap did not want anything good for his son ever, because he feared Huck would end up being better than him. The source of conflict is that Pap never treated Huck the way a father should treat his son. So, Huck never understood how to be civil and have respect for others.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the conflict between Huck and Pap is constantly present. Mistreating Huck ever since he was a child in physical, mental, and emotional ways shapes Huck into the person he is growing up to be. Because of the disrespectful and hurtful ways Pap treats him, not only is a physical conflict present, but it also develops an inner struggle within Huck himself. As Pap is introduced into the novel, the reader can clarify that he is a drunk, selfish, and unkind father. He comes to Huck after discovering the fortune he has made, and then treats him poorly for receiving a proper education. This causes Huck to have a low self-esteem, and also takes part in another problem Huck struggles with: doing right or wrong. Huck has developed a distorted image of what should be right and what should be wrong, because of the way he was raised. Deep down inside, Huck has good morals and respect for other people, but because of the way he views himself and others as well, causes problems, further contributing to the struggles he faces in the novel.
ReplyDeleteThroughout Huck’s life he never had any type of role model to look up to. Pap never set a good example for Huck and he never tried to give Huck a better life like most loving parents want their children to have. When Pap finds out that Huck is receiving proper education he becomes upset only causing Huck to continue learning in spite of his father. Because Huck grew up around a disrespecting, drunk, racist father, he never really learned right from wrong. Pap abused Huck both physically and mentally which had a big impact on the person who he grew up to be. The conflict between Pap and Huck creates an inner struggle within Huck himself causing him to have low self-esteem. Throughout Huck’s adventure with Jim he encounters several conflicts when deciding what is right from wrong. It is difficult for him to make these decisions because the only way of life he knows is Pap’s way of life, and he knows that that is not the life he wants to live. Deep down inside Huck is a good, smart, caring kid with good morals but he does not realize that because he had a traumatizing childhood which led him to think of himself and others negatively, causing further struggles in the novel.
ReplyDeleteThat conflict between Huck and Pap in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is constant and has a part in creating other conflitcts for Huck. The main cause of the conflict between Huck and Pap is Pap's alcohol problem. Every time Pap got drunk, he took out his frustrations on Huck. At the beginning of the story, Huck was abandoned by Pap, whom only came back to him after he found out about his fortune. As soon as Pap came back he already started putting Huck down and made him feel bad. Pap despised the fact that his son was more educated than him. Because of all the abuse Huck endures, he has very low self-esteem. He constantly thinks that he is a bad kid, although he rarely does anything that is actually wrong.
ReplyDeleteIn “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” Pap’s ways of raising Huck is the source of conflict in the novel. Although being a father is an important role in ordinary families, Pap shows no concern toward Huck. Pap worries more about when his next drink will be and his son’s fortune rather than Huck himself. He was also very against Huck’s education. Pap ordered Huck to stop going to school and be emerged in religious studies. Pap truly shows his inability to love his only son when he tries to take Huck’s fortune by lying to the judge about him being a “new and changed man.” Since Huck has been raised facing many obstacles, he crosses another one when deciding whether to turn Jim in or grant him his freedom. Pap has made Huck’s self esteem greatly decrease and cause him to have a hard time determining between right or wrong which shows the meaning of the work by Mark Twain.
ReplyDeleteIn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Pap do not have a great relationship. Huck barely even sees his frugal father, when he does Pap criticizes him and wants money. Pap was filled with rancor when he heard Huck was better than him. Huck’s pejorative father doesn’t want the best for Huck. What kind of the father doesn’t want the best for their kids? Huck is bemused about what kind of person he should be, Pap is telling him one thing and the widow is telling him another. Huck’s relationship with his father prevented him from making his own decisions. He decided to follow the widow’s rules and his acerbic dad got angry. Huck feels that whatever he does is just not good enough, he is not good enough. His self-esteem has gotten so low he a created a spurious death just to get away from everyone. Huck is starting a new undaunted adventure and putting the past behind him, well after all the old him is dead. It is his chance to become the person he wants to be, not who someone else tells him to be. Further on in the book, he has many more challenges that test his character. Should he leave those murderers to die or tell someone to save them? Huck is starting to express his altruism, unlike his father. But a far bigger conflict Huck faces is, whether or not he should turn Jim in. Huck is in a chasm of thoughts because he feels he is stealing from the widow, he is the one helping Jim to be free. Huck sees Jim, a slave, as property that belongs to the widow. He doesn’t see Jim as a human being with rights, just as whites have. He thinks just as his father thinks, a slave is not a person. Huck is trying so hard not to be like his father but, the apple does not fall far from the tree.
ReplyDeleteIn the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck never really had a role model and the way he Pap treated him wasn't the best way. They don't have a good relationship and part of that contributes to Huck's low self-esteem. Then, Pap comes back to town and tries to take his money, he demands Huck to give it to him. Pap doesn't even believe Huck when he says he gave it to the judge. They have no trust, no love, no relationship. It seems to me that Pap just mooches off of Huck. But dealing with all this, I feel that Huck has grown up; being able to read, write, and even survive in the world on his own. The only thing Pap really cares about is the next time he is going to drink not worrying about his son. After getting drunk Pap takes his anger out on Huck and bring him down as a person. The main conflict source is Pap giving Huck more problems as it is and the way he treats him. Decreasing his self-esteem is making it had for Huck to see what really is right and wrong and that shows the meaning of the work by Mark Twain. This big decision for Huck is continuing this journey with Jim or return him back to Miss Watson. That's where Huck struggles determining right from wrong because he likes Miss Watson.
ReplyDeleteThroughout Huck's life, he has always been put down by his father. Huck's father was the town drunk and continuously neglected Huck through out his life. When Huck tried to educate himself in order to try to make his life easier for himself, then his father right away did not approve. Huck's father believed that Huck should not be wiser than his father, and that he should not live a better life than he has. His father is the reason why his confidence and self esteem is so low. From that point on Huck thought less of himself. The reason why Huck can't decide whether he should help Jim or not is because of his background. He was raised believing that slavery was humane and that blacks would always be lower than him. Now that Huck is away from his father, he sees that Jim is as much human as he is. As much as he wants to help him, he knows it wouldn't be right to cross his father's ways. Huck's good side is starting to shine through, but whether or not it stays depends on whether or not he will turn Jim in back to his rightful owner.
ReplyDeleteIn "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," there are many conflicts between Huck and Pap. Pap is angered at the fact that Huck is civilized and educated, as well as wealthy. One of the only reasons Pap wants to be Huck guardian is for Hucks money. Because Pap is a drunk he wants to use Hucks money for his whiskey. But of course Huck does not agree. Pap and Huck do not have that father and son relationship that Huck needs. Pap is a drunk that always puts Huck down causing him to have a low self esteem and lack self confidence. As the story progresses you do see that Huck is starting to grow and mature and become less like his father. He is starting to figure out the differences between right and wron
ReplyDeleteA father should be a good role model and should be around his child as much as possible. How ever in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Huck's father is an angry drunk who is hardly ever there for him. He is somewhat abusive and he is a pejorative influence on Huck. This conflict between Pap and Huck leads to other conflicts in Huck's life. Huck does not know when to do right and when to do wrong because his judgement of what is right or wrong has been skewed all of his life by Pap's influence. For instance, he is in a situation with his friend Jim in which he is now sure where or not to turn him in for being a runaway slave. He is learning that perhaps the way he was taught to do the right thing is actually not what he wants to do. It will be interesting to see the way Huck deals with this conflict between him and his father.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Pap is a single father with an awful outlook on life. He believes the world is out to get him, and raised his son with the same attitude. Throughout all of Huck's life Pap has never been a father, but more of a drunk who steps in and out of this boys life. Any affection is sucked up or drained out completely. Huck grows up not knowing the difference between right and wrong. He is constantly stuck between making decisions, feeling guilty for any of the choices he makes. He has basically only picked up the racism from his father, and that is being tested by his friendship with Jim. Huck is starting to change and care about being good to people and although there is an ongoing conflict, Huck doesn't seem threatened.
ReplyDeleteThe relationship Huck and Pap have is not the everyday father-son relationship. Pap is never really there for Huck, and he is not an outstanding father figure. A father should want their child to have a better life than he has had. However, it is the complete opposite in Pap's case, he does not want Huck to be wealthy or have a good education. He belittles Huck for attending school and tells him he should not. Pap drinks excessively and when he is drunk, he beats Huck. This is not setting a good example for a growing kid, and in order to evade his father's abusive behavior Huck runs away. A child should not have to run away from their parent, he or she should be able to go to their parent for advice, comfort, and love. Huck does not get any of this from his father, he is neglected. As a result of this neglect Huck believes that he can be a murderer one day. This contributes to the meaning of the book because the way Huck was raised resulted in the way he acts and thinks. If he had a parent to teach him what is right and wrong he would not have such a difficult decision whether or not to help his friend Jim, who is a runaway slave. Huck would know the absolute morally right thing to do; instead he is trying to figure out what is right on his own.
ReplyDeleteAs I read the book I begin to think that Huck is trying to be the better person. This is the opposite of being like his father which is violent, misunderstanding and unsupportive towards his son. I believe his father is a bad role model for a father because of the way he doesn’t want Huck to continue his education. Unlike other parents want want their children to succeed in their lives and do better than them, Huck’s dad doesn’t. I think that Huck is a better than his father because of the way he is starting to treat Jim. During Huck’s childhood he was always told that “niggers” are inferior to white people.
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