“Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better.” This statement is made by Huck Finn in Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. There has been controversy over this book being taught in schools since desegregation in the 1950’s. The reason the book is so controversial is because some feel it is too racist, due to the frequent use of the N-word and worry about racial issues amongst classmates and also the
from the environment and other individuals. In the ‘’The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’’ and ‘’The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood’’ self-awareness proves to have a great impact on the characters decisions. Furthermore, despite the differences found in the novels, both authors use similar conflicts to prove that following one's inner moral compass plays a more significant role than following the rules of society. To begin, throughout both novels, the authors present many different themes; however
Ah, the classic question of nature vs. nurture, one that my family has so much experience with, nature being the qualities a person was born with, nurture being the way a person was raised, taught, or changed by an experience. My grandfather is a horse breeder. He devotes his life trying to match a certain nature from one horse and a certain nature from another to breed a horse that has a specific nature, whether it is to be able to run long or short distances or on a turf or dirt track. Even if
encourages Huck to do things. Later on they went into a cave and finds robbers for their gang. This sparks Huck’s development because of the influence he has with Tom. Pap’s Cabin- “The Great Escape” In chapter 7 page 35, Sawyer writes,