"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a unique novel that Twain primarily concentrates on the corruption of civilization. One theme that illustrates his work is the conflict between civilization and Huck's natural life. Huck desires freedom from the civilization that trapped his uncivilized ways. He was born without discipline and rules and has a strong opposition to things that tries to "sivilize" him. One conflict in the earlier chapters is when Widow Douglas tries to force Huck to quit smoking and learn the Bible. Twain sets an example of how civilization is corrupted and that uncivilized ways seems to be superior and more desirable.
Another thought is how Twain heavily focused on the mockery of religion revealed by the con artisan claimed to be the King of France. On the island where the religion community was held, the King convinces the people to give him money in order to convert his pirate friends. The people were so gullible and foolish that they believed him. This mockery to the devotion of God becomes unimportant because the King is mocking the beliefs of the people and only concentrated on his desires.
Another noticeable theme in the novel is the lie and deceitfulness of the characters. There are some instances in which characters are deceitful in order to protect or save a man's life (When Huck lies to the two men that the person in the raft is his father with smallpox, but in truth, it was Jim). This was done in order for Jim to not get captured. However, there are other minor characters that deceive people for their selfishness. This was revealed when a group of audiences were ripped off by the performance of the Duke and the King and so they did not do anything about it except bring more people to get ripped off as well.
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