Huckleberry Finn Argumentative Essay

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” And there is plenty wrong with the world. Violence persists. While people may hold specific causes near and dear to their heart, for the most part every wants to change their world to fit their vision of a ‘better place,’ a eutopia even. Yet, crime continues. Being politically active these days often doesn’t even often result in legitimate change. Pollution worsens. While a march in New York City might draw some publicity and give you a false sense of being a ‘leader’, the participants individually aren’t sparking change. And still, inequality prevails. Instead of trying to work on outreach and trying to change the world, people should focus on reforming their own actions. Hunger remains. Huck from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is able to transform himself before helping others, as he would be incapable of helping without developing himself as a person and a leader first.
When Huckleberry Finn stays with a very opulent house with an affluent family, …show more content…
He endangers himself to free Jim, a slave who he previously thought was beneath him. Huck referred to freeing Jim as “dirty low-down business; but what if it is?” he questioned (225) Now that Huck has reformed himself and established his values, he begins to help others improve their lives. While freeing a slave may not seem like an extremely liberal concept in the 21st century, in 1800’s Huckleberry Finn was a revolutionary. While different actions may impact people on a much larger scale, and change the world, Huck is changing Jim’s world; and changing one person’s world makes you worthy, selfless and rare. He accepted that trying to change stuck up people’s opinions on slavery was useless, so he stepped into action. His kindness and bravery changed the world, even it it was only for one

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