In his novel, Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain infers many themes. Like John Steinbeck's The Pearl, which was a morality tale about greed, Huckleberry Finn is also a morality tale, but it is a morality tale of human connection and the power of friendship. This essay will explore the power of friendship in spite of overwhelming obstacles as a theme in the novel. Through Huck (the protagonist) and Jim, Twain unveils the human connection between a white boy and a black man and shows that their friendship is stronger than the obstacles put in front of them by the culture they live in. What is unique about this book is that Twain's own boyhood experience was when slavery was an accepted practice in the South. Twain, through a tale of friendship between Huck and Jim, paints a strong picture of the inhumanity of slavery. Three passages from Huckleberry Finn, highlighting syntax, diction, and imagery, will substantiate this theme.
Twain's uses syntax to develop the human connection between Huck and Jim from the beginning of the novel. During Chapter 8 when Huck first stumbles upon Jim, using quick and non-expressive sentences, he doesn't ask Jim why he is on Jackson's Island nor if he cares that Jim told people he's not dead. Instead, Huck reveals how joyous his is at seeing him. The short and faster paced sentences are able to show a bonding between the two even though they are from different races. At this point in the novel, Jim and Huck are showing that they are going to be together for a while. Obstacles to their friendship are shown in Chapter 11 when Huck, dressed like a woman, is told that there is a $300 reward for Jim's arrest. As Huck is being told about this, his own sentences become questions and quicker. Huck is worrying about his friend, and that is why the sentences speed up. Such syntax reveals Huck's concern for Jim despite their differences and his anxiety for his friend's safety.
Truly friendship is something that can't be placed into words. ... Today people build friendships off of unstable grounds. ... It takes time and effort to build a friendship. ... Friendship of this kind is permanent." ... Trust is a key feature in any friendship. ...
Friendship Friendship as seen in William Shakespeare's Othello is not always perceived as what it may seem to be. ... In truth the reality of their friendship coincides with something else; something in its true form, not friendship. ... Iago's jealousy of power and love consumes him into using his apparent friend for his own personal gain. ... In comparison to Othello, Iago is the master, with greater power, as he is the one with all the ideas and Roderigo who is the wise one and like Sancho he is greedy, and so he follows what Iago tells him to do. ... For instance, although S...
Friendship is acceptance! ... What is friendship in general? ... That's why according to Cicero, "the man least capable of friendship is the tyrant" since the tyrant has the need for power over the other, to show superiority and therefore is the man most likely to have an unsuccessful relationship with human beings. Friendship is the "bond between people least affected by striving for power, physical pleasure or material profit" as Francine du Plessix Gray elaborates (On Friendship par. 12). ... So what is Friendship? ...
It is enough for any man that he has the divine power of making friends, and he must leave it to that power of making friends. In this essay I will try to give my points of view toward friendship. ... Friends and their friendship play a great role in everyone's life. ... Friends and their friendship have a great impact in our life; not just we, whole family are affected by the friendship we belong to. ... Good friendship always brings the positive impact in life and in other hand ghastly friendship would bring the miserable situation in life. ...
It is enough for any man that he has the divine power of making friends, and he must leave it to that power of making friends. In this essay I will try to give my points of view toward friendship. ... Friends and their friendship play a great role in everyone's life. ... Friends and their friendship have a great impact in our life; not just we, whole family are affected by the friendship we belong to. ... Good friendship always brings the positive impact in life and in other hand ghastly friendship would bring the miserable situation in life. ...
The majority people overlook the importance of friendship. Friendship is very important for the well being of mankind. ... Friends hold the power to make or break a person's day, but nonetheless, they are there and they can help people feel much better about themselves. ... Stress is dangerous and friendship can reduce it. ... The absence of friendship is not only unfortunate. ...
The best thing about boys" childhood memories is the nature of boyhood friendships. ... They could be either dangerous or creative, but somewhere in those crazy worlds, those boys have a bond and that is friendship. Two examples of boyhood friendships are Passage 1 by Frank Conroy and Passage 2 by William Maxwell. ... They always rode bikes together and the first time when they confronted the power of nature was when they saw the dead mule, so from there they would lie down and admire the clouds and the ocean and play many childhood games. ... In comparison of Passage 1 an...
The third kind of relationships is friendships. ... We call each other "brother" because we feel like our friendships were already beyond normal friendships. ... Since friendship is a matter of meeting the right person, and being interested enough to develop the relationship into a friendship, many might be blind to potential friendships. ... Friendship is a virtue. ... A true friendship would last forever over time and time. ...
The third kind of relationships is friendships. ... We call each other "brother" because we feel like our friendships were already beyond normal friendships. ... Since friendship is a matter of meeting the right person, and being interested enough to develop the relationship into a friendship, many might be blind to potential friendships. ... Friendship is a virtue. ... A true friendship would last forever over time and time. ...
