The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Ch 12-15

Although Huck has showed the reader throughout the course of the book that he is more mature than other boys his age, he is not as mature and developed as the reader may have first imagined. On page 76 this is displayed, "Well, he was right; he was most always right; he had an uncommon head for a nigger.", this statement made by Huck shows the reader that Huck does allow the attitude of society sway his form of thinking. Huck has always been portrayed as in independent thinker but this comment really shows that Huck is not as separated and different from society as the reader is convinced in earlier chapters. Huck makes another comment on page 86, "It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger, but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterward, neither.", this quote also reinforces that Huck may not be as different as he appears. Huck gives the reader the impression that he is above Jim, judging only by the race factor, and this is a different personality trait showed by Huck than the reader is used to. Although Huck does have a very mature side to him, he also has a very immature and unorigional side as well.