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In Huck’s Hands
Huckleberry Finn Essay

Society tends to make a substantial impact on certain individuals; others hear the society’s influences and decide what they personally believe despite contrasting opinions. As William Ellery Channing, a 19th century author, once said, “No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.� In Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, the protagonist, Huck Finn, struggles with the difference between what is right and wrong. Throughout the novel, he faces situations with Jim, the Duke, the Dauphin, and the Wilks family in which he has to put his own opinions into action. In a constant effort to assess his true beliefs without the pressures of humanity, Huck Finn develops into an independent being who can decide, on his own, what he accepts whether it involves supporting slavery, turning Jim in, or confessing the truth.
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