Huckleberry Finn Character Analysis Essay

Mark Twain’s The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most classic American Literature Book. It consists of historical backgrounds, universality, and timelessness. But one of the most outstanding chapters of the book is chapter 27 and 28.In the two chapters, Twain’s use of the literary device – Characterization builds the character of Huckleberry Finn and show the different aspects of his character.
Characterization is “a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story” (Literary Devices). Twain specifically uses this device to reflect the various personality of Finn and mesmerizes the readers with Finn’s charms. In the beginning of chapter 27, the story begins with Finn acting suspicious and cautious as a fox. Audiences are able to imagine the character of Finn by the way he acts because of Twain’s descriptive words. Twain starts the paragraph with “I CREPT to their doors and listened” (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), this sentence provokes readers to imagine Finn acting very cautiously, suspiciously, and sly. Readers will be able to imagine Finn hiding behind the door with dead silence and sweat falling down his forehead due to nervousness. Also, Finn acting in a suspicious way leaves

Earlier in the chapter Finn saw Mary Jane crying in front of the coffin which triggered sorrow in him. In the 1800’s slaves were “forced to perform grueling labor, subjected to mental and physical degradation, and denied their most basic rights” (History Engine). As a salve Finn was physically and emotionally worn out, but having the feeling of empathy toward Mary Jane reflects humanism in Finn even as a slave. Also it indicates a naïve heart Finn had, if it were not for his naiveness he would not have any emotions even after witnessing Jane