Huckleberry Finn American Literature And Culture

Ariella Kerendian English: American Literature and Culture The Boy Who Couldn’t Tell the Truth As kids grow and mature through the different stages of life, they live through experiences which help them create a moral and ethical identity for themselves, based on honorable values. Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer are the first kids depicted in American literature, and through them, Mark Twain develops the concept of kid, by having them participate in comical manipulation and deception. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has two principal lies, imaginative lying and deceitful lying. Lying and deceit are central themes Twain uses to develop the blueprint of a child. Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and the King and Duke involve themselves in†¦show more content†¦Huck and Tom mastered the definition of youth; savage, fearless, adventure loving, witty, clever, and masters of their environment by means of lying. A lie is described as â€Å"a false statement or action, especially one made with intent to deceit others†, and this definition is brilliantly depicted through Twain’s characters within the novel. Huckleberry and Tom are portrayed as youthful fourteen year olds, while one is characterized as a kid, the other is considered a child, respectively. While they are similar, there are distinguishing difference between a kid and child. Tom Sawyer is the perfect child character. Mark Twain highlights Tom’s character as a perfect depiction of a child; a vivid imagination, as he portrays what he reads in books to his imagination. Being the leader of his gang, Tom was regarded with respect as he mastered a leadership role all kids aspire towards. Tom grew up in a civilized home, where he was to behave properly and politely, yet he was still a free-natured kid that loved risk and adventure. 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