Huck wrestles with societal norms from "summary" of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Throughout my journey down the Mississippi River, I found myself constantly at odds with the societal norms that governed the world around me. From the very beginning, I was faced with the choice between following the rules of society or following my own moral compass. When I decided to help Jim, a runaway slave, escape to freedom, I knew that I was going against everything that I had been taught was right and proper. As I grappled with the consequences of my actions, I began to question the values that society held dear. I saw how easily people could be swayed by the opinions of others, how quickly they could turn against those who dared to challenge the status quo. I saw the hypocrisy of a world that claimed to value freedom and justice, yet denied those very rights to people like Jim simply because of the color of their skin. Despite the pressures of society weighing down on me, I refused to abandon Jim. I stood by him, even when it ...
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