Moral Development and Dilemmas of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is based on a young boy’s coming of age in Missouri of the mid-1800s. This story depicts many serious issues that occur on the “dry land of civilization” better known as society. As these somber events following the Civil War are told through the young eyes of Huckleberry Finn, he unknowingly develops morally from both the conforming and non-conforming influences surrounding …showed first 75 words of 2008 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2008 total…emotional and physical freedom. Twain’s implied lessons were expressed within Huckleberry’s moral dilemmas. The novel ends with a frustrated Huck stating; “ Aunt Sally she’s gonna adopt me and civilize me and I can’t stand it. I been there before.” Although the novel ends leaving the reader with a sense that Huck is truly free, he will forever be followed by his moral dilemmas. Bibliography Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.