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AnalysisofHucksCharacterinAdventuresofHuck

AnalysisofHuck’sCharacterinAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

Abstract:

TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnisoneofMarkTwain’smasterpieces.TheprotagonistHuckFinnisaveritablerecreationofseverallivingmodels.Theportrayalofthischaracterachievesintenseverisimilitudeindetails.HuckFinndesirestobefreeandescapesfromacivilizedworld.HuckFinnisshrewd,ingenious,goodandnoble.Thesequalitieshelphimtoavoiddangersanddifficultiesduringthetravel.

Huck,asachild,hasalotincommonwithotherchildren.Helovesnatureandhasmanyemotionalfluctuations.However,manyhisgoodqualitiesareagainstthewesternoriginal-sintheory.Inaddition,Huck,ateenagerwithhisnatureofalittledisobedience,isalwayspursuingfreedom.Hiscruelfatherandthecivilizedwidowchainhimandmakehimzealousofliberation.Meanwhile,Jim’sslaveryliberationpromotesHucktopursuefreedom.WhenHuckhelpsJimrunaway,heexperiencesmuch.IncommunicatingwithJim,hegraduallychangeshismindtowardsniggersandmakeshisownjudgement.Thispoint,thefamilysituationaswellasthemundaneworldmakehimmorematurethanhispeers.

ThroughthenarrationofHuckFinn,MarkTwaindemonstrateshisdeep-feltconcernabouttheproblemofpersonalfreedomandthesociallimitationsupontheindividual.

KeyWords:

HuckFinn;freedom;good;shrewd;mature

摘要：

《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》是马克·吐温的一部代表作。

主人公哈克贝利·费恩是几个现实人物的再创作,通过细节描写逼真的刻化出其形象。

哈克贝利·费恩反应敏捷、足智多谋、为人善良、品德高尚,他的这些特性帮助他在旅途中平安躲过各种灾难和困难。

作为一个小孩子来说，哈克和其他小孩子有许多共同点。

比如他热爱大自然，也容易产生情绪波动。

然而，他还有许多其他孩子所没有的好品质。

然而，他的许多好品质都是与西方的原罪说相悖的。

另外，作为一个有一点叛逆性的青少年来说，哈克也在不断地追求自由。

残酷的父亲和文明化的寡妇束缚了他，同时，束缚吉姆的奴隶制都促使哈克更期盼获得自由。

在哈克帮助吉姆逃跑的整个过程中，哈克收获了不少。

他在和吉姆交流时，逐渐地转变了他以往对于黑奴的看法并有了自己的见解。

较同辈而言，对于奴隶制的看法以及家境和世俗促使他更加成熟。

通过对哈克贝利·费恩这一人物的塑造,马克·吐温表露了他对个人自由问题和社会对个人束缚问题的关注。

关键词：

哈克贝利·费恩；自由；善良；敏捷；成熟

Introduction

MarkTwainisoneofthebest-knownrealistwriters.In1884,hepublishedhismostsuccessfullongnovelTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,inwhichhedescribedthatawhiteboy,HuckFinn,helpedablackslave,Jim,getridofslaveryandthedestinyofbeingsold,finally,gainfreedom.FromHuck,wecouldseehisdeferenceanddisobedience.HehadstronglystruggledwithhisideasaboutwhetherheshouldhelpJimrunawayornot,whichwasthehighlightofthenovel,andfurtherdepictedtheartisticvalueandaestheticvalueofthisnovel.Thestoryisclosetothereality,believable,andshowcasesthecriticalattitudeofMarkTwaintowardstheslavery.ThisnovelhasoutstandingachievementsinAmericanliteratureevenintheworld’sliteraturehistory.

HuckFinnisverykind,smartandbrave.Helovesthenatureandhasstrongdesireforfreedom.Thesequalitiesareshowedthroughvividdescription,figuresofspeechanddedicatedactions.InTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,MarkTwainhasfullyrevealedtheparadoxicalpsychologyandthementaldevelopmentofHuck.Henotonlywatchesthegeneralemotionalchangesofthechildren’ssuperficialpsychology,butalsounderstandstheopponentfactorsinthedeepheartofinnocentchildrenandthecomplexstruggleofthesefactors,andthenputthemintheconcretesocietyandculturalbackground,therefore,hedemonstratestherootcausesofthesefactors.Thisnovelexposesthesocialsystem,echoesthevoiceofthecommonpeopleandencouragespeopletopursuefreedom.

ThispaperrevealsthecharactersofHuck,andanalysesthechiefcausesofformationofeachcharacter,onthebasisofothers’research.Huck’scruelandbrutalfatherandthewidowDouglashavefetteredhisnature,theinfluenceofTomandthelimitationofthatsocietyhaveforcedhimtolongforfreedom.Ofcourse,justasotherchildren,Hucklikesplaying,hasakindheartandissinceretopeople.Thus,thecontrastofhisgoodqualitieswiththoseofotherpeoplestrugglingintherealityisveryapparent－showingthegoodnessofHuckandthedarknessofthesociety.ThroughhelpingJimescape,Huckhasexperiencedalot,establishedprofoundfriendshipwithJimandabandonedthepreviousoldideastowardtheblack.Inthisprocess,Huckhasgraduallymaturedmentallyandphysically.

Chapter1

Huck’sGoodQualitiesandtheCauses

Huck,asachild,hasalotincommonwithotherchildren.Helovesnatureandhasmanyemotionalfluctuations.However,hehasmanygoodqualities,suchasshrewdness,ingeniousness,goodnessandnobleness,whichareagainstthewesternoriginal-sintheory.

1.1Huck’sGoodQualities

Huckissometimesdelightedandsometimesworried.Heisattractedbythegreatnature,byitspicturesquescenery.Besides,heisverysmartandbraveindealingwithaffairs.

Asachild,hisemotionisnotstable,sometimeshappy,sometimessorrowfulandupset.Forexample,inthenovel,Huckhasalwayssaidsomewords,suchas“ImostwishedIwasdead”[1],“Ireallywouldn'tliketoliveon”[2],whichreflectthatheisgloomyandfeelshopelesswhenhehasnoonetochatwithorwhenhehasfiercepsychologicalstruggle.Markknowsthisdelicateandcomplicatedpsychologyofgrowthandwritesitvividly.

Lovingthegreatnatureischildren’snature,justasMarkTwaindescribesinthebook,“Idon'tcarerain,becauseitiswarm.”[3]Inthenature,Huckfeelswarm,freeandfindstheworldbeautifulandtranquil.

Itwaskindofsolemn,driftingdownthebig,stillriver,layingonourbackslookingupatthestars,andwedidn’teverfeelliketalkingloud,anditwarn’toftenthatwelaughed－onlyalittlekindofalowchuckle.[4]

SinceHuckthinksthattheNaturefeelsaslonelyashim,heregardsthenatureasoneofhisbestfriends,thus,talksabouteverythingwithit.Childrenarebornwithoptimistim,happiness,nature-loverandlongingforaniceworld,therefore,intheireyes,eachtreeandgrasshasitslifeandmagiccharm,andthenatureoftenbecomestheirparadise.

MississippiRiverprovideshimatotallydifferentlivingcircumstancecomparedwithhishome.ThegreatnessofthenaturecalmsdownHuckandmakeshimintoxicatewiththebeautifullandscape.HeissocozyastotakeMississippiastheparadise,whichprovidesfoodandfreedomforJimandhim,wheretheycanbringtheirpotentialintofullplay.Theyhaveaneasyandquietlifethereandrelaxthoroughly.Simplicityandsincerity－thechilren’snature－areperfectlyintegratedwiththegreatNatureintheportrayalbyMarkTwain,anuncomparableclassicpicturethatmakespeopleunforgottable.

ItisnodoubtthatHuckisveryfondofplaying.ThemeetingwithTomisagoodexample.Atmiddlenight,whentheclockinthetownclickstwelve,Tomcomeswiththesignal“Me-yow!

Me-yow”.TheystartabandofrobbersnamedTomSawyer’sGang.Agroupofchildrenjoinit.AndTom,astheorganizer,makesaseriesofrules,oathsandstepsofrobberyoutofpirate-booksandrobber-books.

Itsworeeveryboytosticktotheband,andnevertellanyofthesecrets;andifanybodydoneanythingtoanyboyintheband,whicheverboywasorderedtokillthatpersonandhisfamilymustdoit,andhemustn’teatandhemustn’tsleeptillhehadkilledthemandhackedacrossintheirbreasts,whichwasthesighoftheband.Andhisnameblottedoffofthelistwithbloodandnevermentionedagainbythegang,buthaveacurseputonitandbeforgotforever.[5]

Thesewordsseemfunnyandchildish,butattractivetotheinexperiencedchildren.Especially,whenthegangtalkoverthefamilyofHuck－hisfather,notknowingaliveornot－theyintendtorulehimout.ThisindeeddrivesHuckalittleworriedbecause,ifso,hecannotplayandwillbeisolatedfromthegroup,whichisunacceptedbychildren.TheexperienceonMississippialsocanfullyshowhisloveforfun.

HuckFinnisshrewdandingenious.Heisbothintelligentandveryinventive.Althoughheisuneducated,natureteacheshimalotofthings.Whenhefirstsuspectsthathisfatherhasreturned,HuckFinn’simmediateactionistotrytogiveallhismoneytoJudgeThatchersothathewon’tbepersectedbyhisfather.ThisisthefirsttimethatHuckFinnshowshisshrewdness:

thatis,heknowsthathisfatherwillleavehimaloneifhehasnomoneyandsincehedreadsanencounterwithhisfather,hetriestogiveawaythemoneysothathewon’thavetolie.HuckFinn’splanforanescapefromhisfatheralsodemonstrateshisshrewdnessandingenuityaswellashisprofoundcommonsense.

Whenhisfatherhasgoneintotownhecutsaholeinthewallofthecabin.Hekillsapigandspinklesitsbloodaroundsothathisfatherwillthinkthathehasbeenmurderedbyrobbers.Andnoonecanfindhim.Huck’sshrewdnessandingenuitystandhimingoodsteadinmanydifficultanddangeroussituationswhichheisabouttoencounterontheriver.HuckFinndisguiseshimselfasagirlintothevillagetoseewhatishappeningthere.Heinventsabelievablestorytoconcealhisrealidentity.Whenheisunabletorememberhisnamewhichhetells,heoftenhastoresorttoanotherruseorshrewdtrickinordertofindoutwhathehassaidearlier.

Heseldomhasaparticularplaninmind,but,instead,hereliesuponhisnativeability.Andwhilehetakesoffhisdisguise,heisabletoconstructanotherstorywhichgetshimoutofdifficulty.WhenHuckFinnandJimtravelontheriver,twoslavehunterswanttosearchtheirraft.Beforetheygetthere,HuckFinntellsthemtheimpressionthatthereisamanwithsmallpoxontheraftsothathecouldprotectJim.HuckFinn’sshrewdnessandingenuityarebothseeninthestorywhichhetellsthemanandmoredirectly,inhisknowledgethattheman,beingselfishandnarrow,willnothelphim.ThisalsoshowsthatHuckFinnhasaprofoundknowledgeofhum