Huckleberry Finn Blog #5

This was the third time that I have read Huckleberry Finn, and each time I have read it I learn something new. I remember when I first saw it on the list of books we had to read for class I was not excited but as I started reading I picked up on a lot of things I had not in the past. When I read it before I never read the book out loud, but as I was reading when Jim spoke I read it aloud and could semi understand what he was saying. I really liked that Huck went against the norm of things and accepted Jim as a person. Even though, he did not talk like everyone else, look like everyone else and a lot of people did not like him, Huck did. I think an underlying theme of the book could be accepting others no matter what. Since it was written during the time period of slavery, maybe Twain was an abolitionist who really just wanted to accept everyone. I also think that the times when Huck went back to treating Jim like a slave shows that everyone can make mistakes. It also shows that even when people change they can still revert back to what they have grown up knowing. I believe that Huck really does try to be a good gentleman but he is often influenced by what others are doing. Tom Sawyer is a big influence on him and it shows another theme of peer pressure. I don’t believe Huck would have done some of the things he did if Tom would not have egged him on. Overall, I think the book sends a great message that people need to be accepted for who they are not just what you want them to be.