Importance Of Education In Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel that has caused a great amount of controversy because of the raw, racial offensive language being used. The book has been censored, and many schools have banned this novel from being read. However, Huck Finn is known as a great American novel. Students should be encouraged to read this novel and reflect on American history and the messages the author is trying to prove. In Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, three meaningful subjects are explored in education, self-reliance, and friendship. To begin with, Twain is showing how having an education is beneficial to ones’ life. In Huck Finn, Twain shows that an education helps one to prosper, and not get taken advantage of. Huckleberry Finn is a young boy with good intentions. He lived with Widow Douglass and Miss Watson, and both women pushed Huck into gaining an education. However, Huck’s father, Pap, is against Huck for …show more content…

People who have an education are able to prosper in their society, and will not get taken advantage of. In Huck Finn, the King and the Duke have the ability to scam other people in their society who do not have an education. No one has ever questioned the King and the Duke, until an educated person approached the two men. “You talk like an Englishman, don’t you? It’s the worst imitation I ever heard. You Peter Wilks’s brother! You’re a fraud, that’s what you are” (Twain 165). The educated doctor is able to see through the con artists, while the rest of the town continues to believe them. This message is relevant today because earning a higher education makes one aware of their surroundings. Education is also relevant to Twain’s life because he stopped going to school after the fifth grade, and was not able to continue his education. However, Twain still received and honorary degree from Oxford

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