Theme Of Religion In Huck Finn

Twain’s famous novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, plays on the mentality and social structure of his time and its people. He saw the critical weaknesses in our values and ideals as a society during his life. He wanted to express his satirical views to the public and bring light to our society’s problems. Twain had successfully accomplished his task when he published the controversial book that is still argued today. Huckleberry Finn shows how major themes like education, religion, and morality, can be seen in his view. Huck Finn, being the young, uneducated boy he is, cannot fathom how the idea of religion and praying can help him. He frequently is taught lessons in Christian beliefs, but he takes them literally, and doesn’t understand the ideas. He tries multiple times to pray, but the concept doesn’t make sense to his realistic, one way thinking. This mindset is what makes Huck who he is, the adventurous, practical boy who likes to live his life away from the shackles of society’s values. “Miss Watson she took me in the closet and prayed, but nothing come of it. She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for I would get it. But it warn 't so. I tried it….” (Twain 23). This constant battle to understand religion

He constantly inserted sarcastic comments of his own feelings into the character of Huck Finn. “There was the Sunday-school, you could a gone to it; and if you 'd a done it they 'd a learnt you there that people that acts as I 'd been acting about that nigger goes to everlasting fire." (204). He shows how easily religious people are led astray when the King makes up a story to get the sympathy and donations of all the churchgoers. The King knows that they are emotional, generous, and good-spirited people, and yet uses his education and experience to trick them into getting free money. Twain wanted to make a point that the churchgoers were naïve and