THE MORAL RAFT TRIP OF HUCK FINN

By Adrian Galer.
and Ryan

MORALITY
What does it mean to be moral?

Law or Compassion Then and Now

NOTICE
Lets hope the Chief of Ordnance does not hear of this presentation.

MARK TWAIN
Father of American Lit. Challenged social norms

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and

moral courage so rare

BEGINNING: DEPARTING FROM SOCIETY

BEGINNING: QUESTIONING SOCIETY

Well, I blieve you, Huck. II run off. Jim!

Well , I did. I said I wouldntPeople would call me a low-down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mumbut that

dont make no difference. (43).

BEGINNING: FORGING NEW MORALS

Mornings before daylight I slipped into corn-fields and borrowed a watermelon, or a mushmellon, or a punkin, or some new corn, or things of that kindJim said he reckoned the widow was partly right and pap was partly right; so the best way would be for us to pick out two or three things from the list and say we wouldnt borrow them any more (66).

BEGINNING: COROLLARIES IN LIFE

Blame de pint! I reckn I knows what I knows. En mind you, de real pint is down furderits down deeperYou take a man dats got ony one or two chillen; is dat man gwyne to be wasteful o chillen?(78).

MIDDLE: QUESTIONING SOCIETY

Which I has as good as helped to run away saying he would steal his childrenchildren that belonged to a man I didn't even know; a man that hadnt ever done me no harm. (88). Loyalty The question of property

MIDDLE: QUESTIONING SOCIETY

(SLIDE 2)

Jim wont ever forgit you, Huck yous de bes fren Jims ever had; en yous the only fren ole Jims got nowWell, I just felt sick. (89).

Rejection of southern morality. Does what his conscience tells him to do

MIDDLE: ROAD OF TRIALS

Duke and Dauphins influence on Huck

twerk

FINALE: ACCEPTING RACE

And I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for theirn. It dont seem natural but I reckon its soHe was a mighty good nigger Jim was. (155).

Jim creates a profound effect Maturing

FINALE: TOTAL BREAK

All right, then, Ill go to hell.and I tore it upAnd for a starter I would go work to steal Jim out of slavery again (214). Moral Climax Break from all codes around him.

FINALE: LAST WORDS

But I reckon I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally shes going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I cant stand it. I been there before (294).