Sarina Benavidez English III B Comparing and Contrasting Relationships 10-04-14 There are many comparisons and contrasts between the relationship of characters from one source and the relationship of characters from another source. An example of this is the relationship between Huck and Jim from the novel ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’, and Spongebob and Squidward from the TV show Spongebob Squarepants. Mark Twain, author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, created Huck, a young white protagonist, and Jim, a escaped slave who becomes Huck’s companion. Twain illustrates the bond between the two throughout the novel. Step hen Hillenburg developed …show more content…
the characters Spongebob, an energetic, optimistic sponge, and Squidward, an arrogant ill-tempered octopus who is also Spongebob’s neighbor and co-worker. In some ways the pair of characters from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn have similar characteristics to the pair from Spongebob Squarepants, but other factors such as plot, theme, experiences, and character development factor into differences between the two. Besides being brought up in completely different environments, Huck and Jim’s personal experiences have molded their personalities and perspectives of the world.
Huck is described by Twain as coming from the lower level of white society and an abusive father. Throughout the novel Huck has to become independent at an early age causing a clash between that and the immaturity which shows in the childish jokes he plays. Jim on the other hand, is an escaped slave running away from being sold, in order to keep from being separated from his wife and kids. During the novel, his fatherly attributes show as he begins to nurture and protect Huck, like a father, while accompanying him on their journey to freedom. The same application of environment can be shown in Spongebob and Squidward’s characteristics. Spongebob comes from a loving home, in the television series, and his bubbly personality is present in nearly every episode. In a way, Huck and Spongebob are very similar with the fact that neither have fully matured and portray a childlike figure in both contexts. Squidward on the other hand, is similar to Jim, because of the jokes Spongebob plays on him in certain episodes, just like Huck. The only difference is Jim has more maturity and patience when it comes to Huck, …show more content…
while Squidward is quick to lose his temper and stoop down to Spongebob’s level. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is narrated by the main character Huck Finn and gives Twain an opportunity to use figurative language with the dialect of Huck’s surroundings, such as allusions, similes, and metaphors.
An example of a simile in the novel is when talking about the duke and king said, “they slept like dead people”. Most of the setting takes place along the Mississippi river which drastically contributes to the overall theme of the book. A main emphasis brought forth by Twain is the river being a haven from society and a source for adventure, which proves to be true through the entire plot. The theme majorly contributes to Huck and Jim’s relationship as the river becomes a source of escape, journey, and personal development among each character. Spongebob Squarepants takes place in an underwater town called Bikini Bottom and is narrator by a ‘French narrator’ whose only appearance is in an episode where Spongebob runs him over. This adds to the playful dialogue and plot of each episode in the series as well as makes known the pest and clumsiness of Spongebob in Bikini
Bottom. Another major difference between this novel and TV show is the levels of personal development on each pair of characters. Out of the pair in the novel, Huck demonstrates the most personal development. Early on, he had struggled conforming to the standards of white society as well as lacking maturity, but his character proved to be dynamic. An example of Huck’s personal development is towards the end of the novel when he begins to see African Americans as people too and makes the decision to do what he feels right, helping Jim to escape, even though it goes against what he was raised to believe. Spongebob Squarepants although is mostly static when it comes to character development, shows some level of it in certain episodes. An example is Squidward’s annoyance and dislike of Spongebob in almost every episode but that changes in ‘Dying for Pie’. In this episode, Squidward believes that Spongebob has eaten a pie with a bomb in it and attempts to make Spongebob’s “last day” memorable by going above and beyond. This shows Squidward’s dynamic character through his change of heart and going against his usual selfish and negative attitude. In conclusion, you can learn a lot from the themes and relevance of character experiences and perspectives in both the novel and TV show. By reading about Huck and Finn’s and Spongebob and Squidward’s relationship you do not necessarily need to actually have relationships to gain something from their experiences. Each experience can apply directly to everyday life and personal development within oneself and not just relationships between one and others. All in all, the characters of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Spongebob Squarepants are similar in minimal ways but also very different due to a distinction between plots, themes, experiences, and development of characters.
In the novel Huckleberry Finn, Huck goes through many adventures on the Mississippi River. He escapes from Pap and sails down a ways with an escaped slave named Jim. Huck goes through a moral conflict of how wrong it is to be helping Jim escape to freedom. Eventually Huck decides he will go against what society thinks and help Jim by stealing him from a farmer with the help of Tom Sawyer, a friend. In A+P the young man, Sammy, is confronted with an issue when he sees his manager expel some girls from the store he worked in simply because of their defiance to its dress code. In his rebellion against the owner, the boy decides to quit his job and make a scene to defend the rights he feels are being violated. In these stories, both the boys are considered superior to the authority that they are defying because of the courage that it took for Huck to free Jim, and for Sammy to quit his job for the girls because it was what they believed in.
Jim and Huck’s friendship evolves throughout the novel and Huck changes the way he treats Jim. Huck started off this novel by playing practical jokes on Jim with Tom Sawyer. Huck was taught that there is nothing wrong with mistreating blacks. After journeying down the Mississippi river with Jim Huck knows he can’t always listen to society.
Mark Twain tells the story of Huckleberry Finn, and his maturity that is developed through a series of events. This maturity is encouraged through the developing relationship between Huck and Jim, as well as the strong influence Jim has on Huck. Jim's influence not only effects Huck's maturity, but his moral reasoning; and the influence society has on Huck. Jim is Huck's role model; even though Huck would not admit it. At first Jim seems to portray a Black stereotypical role with his superstitions and ignorance, although his true identity and maternal role begins to shine through as his interactions with Huck progress.
Twain makes the reader look at society in a different lens. When reading Huckleberry Finn the reader is transported back in time to America during the 1840s. The reader meets Huck and Jim, two unlikely friends who are both in bondage with society. Olsen says that literature shapes the way people view the world by exploring different viewpoints. These viewpoints include society’s view about slavery at the time, and Hucks changing view about Jim even though he is a slave. High school students are mature enough to think about the points Twain is trying to make about racism and society through his themes and satire. Simmons states in his article that, “It seems fairly obvious to me that as students mature, they benefit by thinking critically about literary texts.” DelFattore says in her article, “Being required to confront difficult, embarrassing, and controversial matters and learn how to deal with them does not constitute a hostile learning environment. It constitutes an education” (DelFattore). Through reading Huckleberry Finn students begin to develop and question society and the prejudices that still exist. Students need to be given the opportunity to read this book and think about it critically so that they can learn to address important issues and how to work through
Huckleberry Finn – The Changes of His Character Throughout the Novel. & nbsp; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, is a novel about a young man's search for identity. Huckleberry Finn goes through some changes and learns some life lessons throughout his journey. Huck changes from being just an immature boy at the beginning of the novel to being a more mature man who looks at things from a different perspective now. & nbsp; At the beginning of the novel, Huck tends to have an immature side to him. There are some things in the beginning that show that Huck still has a very childish side to him. They get down on one thing when they don't know anything about it."
	In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain develops criticism of society by contrasting Huck and Jim’s life on the river to their dealings with people on land. Twain uses the adventures of Huck and Jim to expose the hypocrisy, racism, and injustices of society.
As a result, Twain utilizes Huck to depict an evolving character in the novel. This is made prominent by Huck’s changes in morals against racism and maturity by being able to understand what is right and what is wrong. Which is displayed through the experiences that Huck goes through in the novel. Just as a child gets older and starts to break away from the environment that was given to him and the morals bestowed upon him. When the child begins to create it’s own morals and starts to realize what is right from wrong the child is no longer a child it becomes a mature adult of it’s own in a society. Paralleling to Huck going from an immature child to a mature young adult in the end of the novel.
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Jim serves as a paternal figure for Huck, contrasting with the actions of Pap, as he cares for Huck’s safety and wellbeing. The reader learns that Jim can properly fit the role of a “true father” for Huck because Jim has a family. Twain reveals that his “wife and his children” are away from him, causing him much sadness (Twain 225). Thus, he attempts to fill the gap by acting as a father towards Huck. Jim shows great love and care while constantly protecting Huck, even though Huck seems to be uncaring. He does not wish to see Huck in any pain or danger, and therefore keeps the truth away from Huck. When the pair finds the floating house with supplies, they also see a dead body. The reader notices that Jim is...
In Mark Twains’ books he relates himself to a characters by giving them some of his personal life and history. In the book The Adventures of Huck Finn, Mark Twain relates the most to the main character of Huck Finn. Mark Twain and the character Huck Finn have similarities in their lives, such as, Twain placing Huck on the river he grew up on, having Huck not be specific with his religious beliefs, and never staying in the same place for long.
Huck Finn learns from the actions of people around him, what kind of a person he is going to be. He is both part of the society and an outlier of society, and as such he is given the opportunity to make his own decisions about what is right and what is wrong. There are two main groups of characters that help Huck on his journey to moral maturation. The first group consists of Widow Douglas, Miss Watson, and the judge. They portray society and strict adherence to rules laid out by authority. The second group consists of Pap, the King, and the Duke. They represent outliers of society who have chosen to alienate themselves from civilized life and follow no rules. While these characters all extremely important in Huck’s moral development, perhaps the most significant character is Jim, who is both a fatherly figure to Huck as well as his parallel as far as limited power and desire to escape. Even though by the end of the novel, Huck still does not want to be a part of society, he has made a many choices for himself concerning morality. Because Huck is allowed to live a civilized life with the Widow Douglas, he is not alienated like his father, who effectively hates civilization because he cannot be a part of it. He is not treated like a total outsider and does not feel ignorant or left behind. On the other hand, because he does not start out being a true member of the society, he is able to think for himself and dismiss the rules authority figures say are correct. By the end of the novel, Huck is no longer a slave to the rules of authority, nor is he an ignorant outsider who looks out only for himself. This shows Huck’s moral and psychological development, rendering the description of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” as a picaresq...
The way Huck and Jim encounter each other on the island, draws parallels in their similar backgrounds. Huck is torn between a life of manners and etiquette and a dangerous life a freedom, and while Jim at an impasse because he is being sold into slavery farther away from his home and away from his family. Each choice, for both characters comes with a cost so they both decide to runaway, in an attempt to assert some control over their lives. After spending much time together, the pair establish a connection which at times Huck feels guilty about since it violates everything he was raised to believe. At a certain point, Huck considers turning Jim in by, writing a letter, but after recalling the goods times they shared, Huck exclaims, "All right, then, I 'll go to hell!” (Twain) and quickly tears up the letter. Twain depicts Huck and Jim 's eventually friendship as a source of emotional strife for Huck and Huck constantly has to decide whether to abandon Jim and turn him in or abandon his religious beliefs and stay with Jim. The ripping up of the letter that would have turned Jim in symbolizes the choice Huck 's has selected. For this moment onward, Huck is dedicated to keeping Jim from being sold back into slavery and has no intent on going back on his choice. While there are times, Huck pays attention to the color of Jim 's skin he believes that
One similarity The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Black Boy had in common was they both prominently displayed the reality of life and society. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain based the book of his experiences from the South and he also use the writing style realism to depict life accurately. An example of Twain realism is when the Duke said, “...first you know the nigger that does up the rooms will get an order to box these duds up and put 'em away; and do you reckon a nigger can run across money and not borrow some of it?" (Twain 160). The Duke basically compared and see all black people as thieves making the conclusion that they can’t be trusted. Twain grew up in a slave state, in the late 1800’s blacks were blamed for the white’s personal
Mark Twain illustrates the theme of friendship through the characters Huck and Jim. Their friendship was created when Huck and Jim were put together due to common circumstances that take place throughout the novel. The friendship that was formed was constantly undergoing changes. Towards the end of the book the relationship that once existed as a simple friendship grew in to a father and son relationship. Huck and Jim were tools that Twain used to show just how the theme of friendship developed.