Huck Finn #4
October 25th, 2006
Discuss the role of the river in Huck Finn. What is the significance of the river scenes?
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the river signifies the journey, a major theme in Huck Finn. river scenes often symbolize this in novels, such as Heart of Darkness and The Lord of the Rings.
I agree with Beth that the river signifies the river, and during the time that Huck Finn and other novels that were written the journey was a major theme.
ha, the river signifies the river? thats what happens when you type with distractions…
okay, but perhaps we are stating the obvious…what kind of journey does the river symbolize? the actual events that take placce on the river may have significance beyond the overall journey that Huck and Jim take (from point A to point B)…
i actually havent read that far yet….i was just assuming. perhaps its some sort of journey into adulthood for Huck, and I have no idea who Jim is.
haha I just realized that…but the river could also symbolize the life that Mark Twain lived on the river and the journey that writers were taking from romanticism to realism.
oh yes I left something off on my last post…the Walter Scott as it’s sinking into the river can be seen as the death of romanticisim.
ok, yea well the river of course symbolizes man’s journey , it’s the same as in Heart of Darkness , rivers almost always symbolize a journey in literature
wow yeah rachel I like the idea of death of romanticism but to me the river simply represetned freedom, going into the unknown of ones heart is what Twain is trying to across, to me at least. Huck feels most alive when he delves into the unknown just like when someone delves into his or herself to find who they really are. THis is just a thought though.
The river is the journey. The journey into understanding the world around you. Huck stumbles through the obstacles that await him on the shore. The river is the path he chose to follow. In a way Twain writes in an autobiographical tone. Of course he would use the river. The river is where he grew up. Water in any form in a novel will represent some transformation of some individual.
the river symbolizes Huck’s journey into individuality. Through out the couse of the book Huck is slowly learning about what he thinks about his society and the main issues in his society