Part one of term paper
Since Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885, critics have considered it an excellent example of a story tracing the journey of a young man from childhood to adulthood. Through the years, readers have enjoyed seeing Huck grow from a young, carefree boy into a responsible young man with a decent sense of right and wr ...

Part two of term paper
... clean, and I must not try to do it any more” (4). Huck's immaturity shows in his reaction to her rule. He felt that she was “finding a power of fault in me for doing a thing that had some good in it” (4). Huck is struggling with his conscience early in the novel. He knows that the widow is right, but his reaction is still childish. Another character who tries to help Huck is the widow's sister, Miss Watson, who lives with them and was trying to teach Huck spelling. From Huck's standpoin ...