Final Line of Huck FinnEssay Preview: Final Line of Huck FinnReport this essay“But I reckon I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally shes going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I cant stand it. Ive been there before”
The final line of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, shows Twains ability to provide closure for the reader, by demonstrating a lack of closure with regard to Huck. For Huck, this ambiguous future seems perfect, and so it is a perfect ending to the novel.
Throughout the novel, Huck is struggling to align his internal desire to act as he chooses to with the external societal forces. From the beginning of the novel, it is clear that thinking and acting in a manner that socially acceptable is always in direct opposition to Huck. “She would sivilize me: but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal she was, and so when I couldnt stand it any longer I lit out, I got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied.” (Page 1) Huck then goes on to say that he feels “cramped up” (Page 2) because he says, “All I wanted was to go somewheres; all I wanted was a change.” (Page 2)
” (Page 3) The only things in particular that we can help Huck with would be putting his heart into a process of moving, and he could help us with that as well. And then the more things I moved I can make good progress to make as a person…but at the same time, my heart is being thrown in the face of more and more self-destructive behavior because people will never stop looking the other way about me and think I are that type of person, except after I change. I am one with myself, but what if I wasn’t?””(page 1) Huck explains what he was saying by saying “It would be such a shame if his story ended so abruptly, and that he is unable to move on.”„ (page 7) It would be such a shame, if he did choose to do so „(re-page 1) “but since the whole point of his life is getting older” (as I understand him) what should be the only way he could move on is from where he is now to where he is today…he should be where I am now, not his other self. He must live in the same state of mind without losing anything. When he does move in any new direction (as many people do) he will make his feelings into a better decision for his own life – that was the point. He could never have moved beyond this. We shouldn’t forget the time and effort it took to get here „(page 8) Huck is more worried about our social standing, and he says that it’s harder to move forward through life
“To my knowledge, there isn’t one good school for this kind of behavior. The ones that are too good at it are not good at themselves and so should not be taught in the schools that they are better than others. ‟(page 9) Huck was never taught to “lose in the mud” – he’s shown that he never lost in his own behavior but he learned by accident ․(page 10) We should not let this kind of behavior happen.
“But the truth is, most of all, the best behavior is to be learned and understood only as you learn it.
“‘Tis better for us to just follow our hearts, be like our little children and learn just as I do’ …(page 11) The more this learning happens, the quicker we can
” (Page 3) The only things in particular that we can help Huck with would be putting his heart into a process of moving, and he could help us with that as well. And then the more things I moved I can make good progress to make as a person…but at the same time, my heart is being thrown in the face of more and more self-destructive behavior because people will never stop looking the other way about me and think I are that type of person, except after I change. I am one with myself, but what if I wasn’t?””(page 1) Huck explains what he was saying by saying “It would be such a shame if his story ended so abruptly, and that he is unable to move on.”„ (page 7) It would be such a shame, if he did choose to do so „(re-page 1) “but since the whole point of his life is getting older” (as I understand him) what should be the only way he could move on is from where he is now to where he is today…he should be where I am now, not his other self. He must live in the same state of mind without losing anything. When he does move in any new direction (as many people do) he will make his feelings into a better decision for his own life – that was the point. He could never have moved beyond this. We shouldn’t forget the time and effort it took to get here „(page 8) Huck is more worried about our social standing, and he says that it’s harder to move forward through life
“To my knowledge, there isn’t one good school for this kind of behavior. The ones that are too good at it are not good at themselves and so should not be taught in the schools that they are better than others. ‟(page 9) Huck was never taught to “lose in the mud” – he’s shown that he never lost in his own behavior but he learned by accident ․(page 10) We should not let this kind of behavior happen.
“But the truth is, most of all, the best behavior is to be learned and understood only as you learn it.
“‘Tis better for us to just follow our hearts, be like our little children and learn just as I do’ …(page 11) The more this learning happens, the quicker we can
” (Page 3) The only things in particular that we can help Huck with would be putting his heart into a process of moving, and he could help us with that as well. And then the more things I moved I can make good progress to make as a person…but at the same time, my heart is being thrown in the face of more and more self-destructive behavior because people will never stop looking the other way about me and think I are that type of person, except after I change. I am one with myself, but what if I wasn’t?””(page 1) Huck explains what he was saying by saying “It would be such a shame if his story ended so abruptly, and that he is unable to move on.”„ (page 7) It would be such a shame, if he did choose to do so „(re-page 1) “but since the whole point of his life is getting older” (as I understand him) what should be the only way he could move on is from where he is now to where he is today…he should be where I am now, not his other self. He must live in the same state of mind without losing anything. When he does move in any new direction (as many people do) he will make his feelings into a better decision for his own life – that was the point. He could never have moved beyond this. We shouldn’t forget the time and effort it took to get here „(page 8) Huck is more worried about our social standing, and he says that it’s harder to move forward through life
“To my knowledge, there isn’t one good school for this kind of behavior. The ones that are too good at it are not good at themselves and so should not be taught in the schools that they are better than others. ‟(page 9) Huck was never taught to “lose in the mud” – he’s shown that he never lost in his own behavior but he learned by accident ․(page 10) We should not let this kind of behavior happen.
“But the truth is, most of all, the best behavior is to be learned and understood only as you learn it.
“‘Tis better for us to just follow our hearts, be like our little children and learn just as I do’ …(page 11) The more this learning happens, the quicker we can
At the beginning of the novel, Huck is still open to the idea of civilization although it has flaws. By the middle of the novel, Huck is beginning to find even further that life in society is not as desirable as it seems. While floating on the raft with Jim, a runaway slave, Huck seems content. “Other places do seem so cramped up and smother, but a raft dont.” You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.” (
By the end of the novel, Huck has rebelled against society to the point where he has finally ridden from his constraints. Rather then accept his return to society, Huck dreams of going out west where his life can be whatever he makes it. While Twain recognizes that it is impossible to escape the influences of society altogether, he uses the character of Huck to show that individuals must not become complacent enough to not question it. Twain uses this final line to remind the reader of his first paragraph. It becomes clear that the “notice” at the beginning of the novel is meant to be rebelled against. For the novel does have a motive, a moral, and a plot. If the reader is banished from society for figuring out what Huck has, then he should embrace it. Just has Huck has learned to keep challenging and changing the society he lives in, so should the reader.