Huckleberry Finn Section: Book Reports
One example of how these men are nobody but a couple of petty thieves. ´ Well, I´d ben a-running´ a little temperance revival thar ´bout a week, and was the pet of the women folks, big and little, for I was makin´ it mighty warm for the rummies, I tell you, and takin´ as much as five or six dollars a night — ten cents a head, children and niggers free — and business a-growin´ all the time, when somehow or another a little report got around last night that I had a way of puttin´ in my time with a private jug on the sly.´ (Twain, pg. 161) A very noble person does not get the respect he deserved Jim that is. Jim was a very brave, strong, courageous man, and the only person that truly recognizes him is Huck. There is one scene where Huck is questioned about a runaway slave. Most people would have given Jim away really quickly, but Huck´s friendship with Jim, and that he knows how good a person he is does not. ´ Well, there´s five niggers run off to-night up yonder, above the head of the bend. Is your man white or black?´ Then Huck replies, ´ He´s white.´ (Twain, 120) Though this may not seem to be a big quote, it is quite important. It shows how Huck feels about Jim, and that a friendship between two people is very strong, and most peoples in that situation with a friendship like that would do the same, making it a realistic situation. Yes, Huckleberry Finn contains elements of romanticism and elements of realism. But throughout this book, the element of realism prevails, and thus making this book a realistic fiction novel. These examples I have given should be just enough to prove this point of realism over romanticism. These two elements do coexist, but romanticism isn´t a strong enough element to categorize the book in. But to say this book only has elements of realism is unjust. Words: 867
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