Huck Finn The Hero's Journey Mrs. Williamson describes a hero's journey as a cycle where the person is a hero from birth. This holds true for the character of Huck Finn because he fits the description of a hero in the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. There are many different phases, or episodes that embody Huck and Luke's journey. They both start out feeling unfulfilled with their current circumstances, Luke is unhappy living in the desert and feels that he isn't living up to his potential. Huck is living with his aunt, and then his father who are both abusive in their own way and hinder his progress as a person. Then they both leave home and begin to view the world from a more mature perspective. Luke finds out that life consists of more than just the day to day experiences that he has had and that indeed there are many injustices taking place in the world.
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Illustration of Jim and Huckleberry Finn, by EW Ke...
Traditional raft, from 1884 edition of Adventures ...Such as the fact that evil people can rule others. Huck discovers this same phenomena, he escapes with Jim and begins to question a human's right to own someone else. In the end they both discover their worth as men who are able to do something to influence the world around them. For example, saving the lives of thousands of people or just one slave.
The period in one's life of innocence is a starting point for many heroes. This is the time prior to the adventure he is about to embark on. Huck's childhood consisted of childish games with his best friend, Tom Sawyer. Huck's days were filled with games of pretend that were supposed to be actual adventures. Most of these adventures were figments of Tom Sawyer's imagination. This is important to know since it provided the preparation Huck...