Huck Finn essay- morals and society

Morals and Society Samuel Clemens tells us in his novel Huckleberry Finn that morality and moral values can be derived from common sense about right and wrong that comes from the conscience. He developed three characters, Huck, Jim, and Tom, with different moral values. While each of these three character’s moral outlook and beliefs are different, they all intertwine around a main focus, doing the right thing verses doing the wrong thing. Due to …

…should be. Tom represents what society wants Huck to be. Tom is the moral equivalent of society. Huck learned that morals could be based upon a common sense mind-set about everyday experience and religion. His experience with everyday attitudes like selfishness, ignorance and bigotry all helped shape his ultimate view of what was right and wrong. Ultimately, Huck based decisions on his gut feeling or the correct conscience thought and didn’t listen to society.