Huck Finn Hero's Journey Analysis

The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Hero’s Journey is intertwined throughout.Mark Twain referenced to The Hero’s Journey, including the call to adventure, challenges thatHuck has faced, and how challenges have transformed him. Huck encounters severalexperiences of adventure throughout his journey starting with the call to adventure.Huck faced the unexpected, a call to adventure. “The Widow Douglas, she took me for her son,and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, consideringhow dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn’t stand it nolonger, I lit out” (Twain 1). Huck felt that he was cramped up and civilized living with WidowDouglas and he was desired …show more content…
“Well, I b’lieve you, Huck. I—I RUN OFF” “Jim!”(Twain 50). Huck is furious that Jim has run off, because apparently Huck doesn’t rememberthat he has also run off. Why is it okay for Huck to escape an abusive situation, but not Jim? Jimcannot escape abusive situations, Huck is now facing challenges with having Jim along his side.There are many challenges that Huck experiences having Jim with him. Huck’s moral conflict isover the account of slavery and his regard and attentiveness to Jim. One of the biggestchallenges that Huck had to face was keeping Jim around him and having to take care of him,knowing if anyone found out, they would face punishment. “People call me a low-downabolitionist and despise me for keeping a mum - but that don’t make no difference. I ain’ta-going to tell, and I ain’t a-going back there, anyways” (Twain 50). To explain further, Huck toldJim that it’s okay if he goes with him, and that he will never go back home or tell anyone.Throughout the novel, Huck faces fears with freeing Jim, and fears of sinning. Huck overcomingand conquering his challenges resulted in the transformations of Huck himself.Huck conquers the abyss’ and controls the challenges he faces, also known as

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