A Discussion of the Seven Deadly Sins as found in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Samuel L. Clemens, whose pen name was Mark Twain, presents the evils of southern societies during the pre-Civil War period in America. Clemens, a well-respected author, "...began writing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1876 and, after several stops and starts, completed it in 1883" (19). This novel revolves around the theme of slavery versus freedom, and was published at a time when most southern landowners still "owned" slaves. …

…that the young boy will view on his journey. The Seven Deadly Sins are all directly linked to the evils that Huck experiences. Huck's eventful, yet horrific adventure becomes the base for which he is forced into manhood. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes the audience from "...the endless summer of childhood pleasures....", found in Clemens' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to the "...violence, terror, and death that lurk at the edges of the village"(19).