Huckleberry Finn ( Huck Finn ) :: Essays Papers

huckaback Finn5The concept of what truth is, is a prevailing theme in both The Adventures of huckleberry Finn, and the raise excerpt by Andrew Lang. Lang writes about truth as being found in lack of distortion from the actual world. Langs idea of truth is sure found in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. For bitstock, morality is a larger part of his concept of truth than likeness to nature. Truth, for Andrew Lang is factual, precise, and objective. He admires The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as an accurate picture of the time, as if Twain were simply mirroring back an image of his world as told through Huck Finn. Lang admires Twain for crafting a believable, natural character in Huck Finn. He thinks that in Twains accuracy, thither is truth, just like there is truth in a historical document. For Mark Twain, the avocation of truth is a pursuit of moral truth. Huck journeys down the river with a runaway slave. The river is symbolic for Hucks moral journey Huck is moving down the river while everyone else is stand still. The reader can see that Hucks unintentional journey towards truth culminates in chapter 31. Alright, then, Ill go I to hell. (p. 210) Ironically, it is at this moment when Huck trusts he is succumbing to his own wickedness that we see he has reached the moral truth the river had been leading him to. But Huck doesnt see his inability to accept what he has been taught and act accordingly as a new way of thinking Huck is a reluctant rebel. Twains presentation of truth here is masterful he communicates his idea by saying the exact opposite of what he means. Twain tackles with other aspects of truth, throughout the book. Huck lies, wears disguises and schemes. On his journey towards the truth, Huck has proven to be a talented liar. This shows that for Twain, the idea of truth, is more complicated than simply telling the truth. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a masterpiece. I can agree with Andrew Lang on this, except his reasoning b ehind it, I cannot. Lang sees Huckleberry Finn as, a vivid and original picture of life . . . naturally displayed . . . possible and plausible. All of these are true, but I believe it is Twains strong use of irony in his presentation of truth, and the tension between What Huck has been taught and his instinctively good nature that make The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and super well crafted novel.