The authors of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Othello challenge the status quo of social norms with the use of minor and major characters, as well as conflicts between them. Mark Twain and Shakespeare use a special way of writing their stories to portray every individual’s side. By using this tactic, readers are able to understand different point of views and see how the status quos are being challenged. Social conventions causes people to be altered into the way society expects them to be. When facing these struggles, the characters in the novel learn how to break the status quo and live life they way they pursue. The authors also make readers understand that stereotypes are not to be used as a way to judge someone of a different race, religion, or gender. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones…show more content… The fact that Desdemona stood up to Brabantio in front of the Duke shows how she breaks the societal standards at the time. When her father was deeply angered, she says, “My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty. I am hitherto your daughter. But here's my husband, I may profess due to the Moor my Lord.” (Othello I.iii.208-218) Although Desdemona feels torn between her husband and father, she ultimately declares her loyalty for Othello. When she is questioned for her reason to love Othello, she states, “The rites for which I love him are bereft me, and I a heavy interim shall support. By his dear absence, let me go with him.” (Othello I.iii.287-294) Not only does Desdemona defend her right to marry the man she loves, but also the right to appreciate Othello as a husband. The social norm that would prohibit Desdemona to simply think of a moor like Othello, is broken when Shakespeare portrays Desdemona as a character that is not afraid to reveal her love and desire for her
