How Does Mark Twain Use Individualism In Huckleberry Finn

Dialect, imagery, and conflict are narrative techniques that have made Mark Twain a household name generations following the release of his books. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the continuation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, was released controversially in 1884 when slavery was prominent in the United States. Huckleberry Finn, the protagonist of this book, was portrayed differently in this book since this described his life and the society that he was a part of. Mark Twain Narrative techniques are used throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in order to bring out individualism in the numerous characters. Narrative techniques used include setting, use of symbols, and characterization. Individualism is a key concept

Individualism is defined as “a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control.” (Individualism) Mark Twain uses this definition in order to integrate individualism into his book. When The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was released, slavery was the norm throughout the Southern states in the U.S. Huckleberry Finn not only talks a lot with a slave, Jim, but he helps Jim run away from his master and is an accomplice as they travel together. This created a lot of controversy since Mark Twain was promoting the things that the society didn’t like. This was significant because of slavery being the norm and someone going against it was deemed wrong. Huckleberry Finn has embraced his way of individualism since instead of discriminating against Jim, he embraces him as a companion and as a friend. Huckleberry Finn doesn’t go with the rest of the country but instead does what he thinks is right. At this time in America, slavery was prominent and the fact that Huckleberry Finn was this involved in the escape shows how different Huckleberry Finn is. Not only has he run away but he has helped a slave escape which can be bad for him since he could go to jail for helping him. Some critics and

After he first encounters Jim after he ran away, he could have just seen him and parted ways but he made the choice to stay with him. As the novel goes on, they continue to help each other whether it was rowing down the Mississippi or getting supplies off a nearby ship and getting chased by those exact people. Finn and Jim help each other out and this is one way that Finn was able to look past the fact that Jim was a runaway slave. He stays with Jim and doesn’t turn him in because he knows it isn’t the right thing to do. This shows how he is embracing his identity and going along with what he believes. However, Twain just doesn’t come out and blatantly say this. He uses dialect very wisely in order to send across his message very clearly. Dialect is used by authors in different methods and also is used for numerous reasons. It is used to distinguish between characters. It is important since it is used to make sure that each character’s identity and race can be differentiated from one another. Huck has a more southern accent with joint words that still are able to send across the message. This shows how he is a person brought up using