Society’s laws & values can Society’s laws & values can conflict with personal morals.conflict with personal morals.

• Topic: freedom, Huck, Jim, natureTopic: freedom, Huck, Jim, nature

• Huck and Jim disagree with slaveryHuck and Jim disagree with slavery

• Huck thinks stealing anything you Huck thinks stealing anything you don’t need is bad (Wilks)don’t need is bad (Wilks)

• Huck thinks the feud is hypocritical Huck thinks the feud is hypocritical and brutaland brutal

Freedom means different Freedom means different things to different peoplethings to different people

• Topic: freedom, Huck, JimTopic: freedom, Huck, Jim

• Huck – getting away from Pap & Huck – getting away from Pap & Widow Douglas & Mrs. PhelpsWidow Douglas & Mrs. Phelps

• Jim – freedom from slavery; being Jim – freedom from slavery; being with familywith family

People tend to behave People tend to behave irrationally & even cruelly in irrationally & even cruelly in large groups.large groups.• Topic: nature, freedomTopic: nature, freedom• Grangerford/Shepherdson feudGrangerford/Shepherdson feud• Mob trying to bust king and dukeMob trying to bust king and duke• Col. Sherburn shoots Boggs and then Col. Sherburn shoots Boggs and then

the mob comes after himthe mob comes after him• King and duke are tarred and featheredKing and duke are tarred and feathered• Mob chases Tom, Huck & Jim during Mob chases Tom, Huck & Jim during

evasionevasion

The tension between freedom The tension between freedom & conformity can cause inner & conformity can cause inner conflictconflict• Topic: nature, Huck, freedomTopic: nature, Huck, freedom

• Huck – deciding whether to turn Jim Huck – deciding whether to turn Jim inin– Slave huntersSlave hunters– Letter to Miss WatsonLetter to Miss Watson

• Conflict between conscience and Conflict between conscience and society’s values – or nature and society’s values – or nature and civilization.civilization.

Society’s values & laws need Society’s values & laws need to be examined, questioned, & to be examined, questioned, & changed if necessary.changed if necessary.

• Topic: nature, Jim, Huck, freedom, Topic: nature, Jim, Huck, freedom, education, religioneducation, religion

• Slavery is wrongSlavery is wrong

• Practical learning should be valued –Practical learning should be valued –Huck vs. TomHuck vs. Tom

• People should practice what they People should practice what they preachpreach

The life of every person has The life of every person has value.value.

• Topic: Huck, Jim, freedom, natureTopic: Huck, Jim, freedom, nature

• Jim is clearly a human with feelings, Jim is clearly a human with feelings, intelligence, and compassionintelligence, and compassion

• G/S – poor Buck!! Innocent people G/S – poor Buck!! Innocent people shouldn’t be dragged into a stupid shouldn’t be dragged into a stupid feud.feud.

Belief in superstition is often Belief in superstition is often strong in people who have little strong in people who have little control in their own lives.control in their own lives.

• Jim, superstition, HuckJim, superstition, Huck

• Jim, a slave, has little control and has Jim, a slave, has little control and has strong belief in superstition (Huck, strong belief in superstition (Huck, too)too)

• Widow & Miss Watson don’t believe Widow & Miss Watson don’t believe in superstitionin superstition

• Phelps’s slave also superstitiousPhelps’s slave also superstitious