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Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck matures through his many experiences. Huck begins his journey as a naïve teenager who struggles between right and wrong. As a result of his adventure along the Mississippi River, he develops a strong conscience that allows him to grow into a young adult. Huck shows maturity by gaining independence, showing compassion for others, and treating Jim with love and respect.
Huckleberry Finn gains independence throughout the novel. In the beginning, Huck breaks away from his abusive father. Huck’s offensive, alcoholic, and poor father returns early in the book to claim custody over him. When Huck can no longer take his abuse, he runs away down the river with Jim. He took everything he needed to survive by himself. “I took all the coffee and sugar there was, and all the ammunition; I took the wadding, I took the bucket and gourd, I took a dipper and a tin cup, and my old saw and two blankets…” (Twain 24)

He cleared out the house, and took everything that was worth a cent. After Huck escapes, he lives unsupervised on Jackson Island. He survives off of berries for a few days, then he finds Jim on the island and they cook meals together. “I catched a good big cat-fish, too, and Jim cleaned him with his knife, and fried him.” (Twain 32) Huck and Jim ate a huge meal, and became full. Huck doesn’t give up and go home like any other immature boy would do, but goes on an adventure. Huckleberry Finn is independent, but he is also very compassionate.
Huckleberry Finn shows compassion for others in the novel by trying to save two robbers from drowning in a wrecked steamboat. Huck finds a ferry watchman and tells him his family is stranded on the Walter Scott steamboat wreck. “Pap, and mam, and sis, and ----. They’re in an awful peck of trouble. If you’d like to take your ferryboat and go up there and ----.” (Twain 55) Huck makes up a story about how his family got on the wreck and

convinces the watchman to take his ferry to help. Huck also helps the Wilks family gain back their inheritance from the duke and the dauphin. He takes the money stolen by the duke and the dauphin and hides it in the coffin hoping the Wilks family would find it. “I tucked the money-bag in under the lid, just down beyond where his hands crossed, which made me creep, they was so cold….” (Twain 135) But to Huck’s surprise, they didn’t check the coffin before they buried Peter Wilks. When they later found out, they dug up the corpse and took the inheritance. Huckleberry Finn is very compassionate, but he also treats Jim with love and respect.
Huckleberry Finn treats Jim with love and respect all throughout the novel. From the beginning of the novel, Huck goes against society’s laws and helps Jim escape from slavery. After Huck talked to Mrs. Judith Loftus, he discovered that people thought Jim might be hiding out on Jackson Island, and they were going up there to check.

Huck hurried back to the island to escape with Jim. “Git up and hump yourself, Jim! There ain’t a minute to loose. They’re after us!” (Twain 47) They get away immediately, and nobody sees them. Huck and Jim get separated one foggy night, but when they reunite, Huck tells Jim that he was dreaming. Jim got mad because he was worried. “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a ******—but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterwords, neither. I didn't do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn't done that one if I'd a knowed it would make him feel that way” (Twain 65). He eventually apologizes and does not regret it. He feels bad about hurting Jim.
Maturity is gained through many experiences. Huckleberry Finn gained his maturity through his adventures along the river. At the end of the novel, Huck shows independence, compassion for others, and love and respect for Jim.

Answer 1

When Huck can no longer take his abuse, he runs away down the river with Jim. He took everything he

watch your tenses! Runs is the present tense, took is the past tense,. teachers hate that!

Answer 2

I still think that Huck learned more when he 'wore a dress and pretended to be a girl'...............