Society’s laws & values can conflict with personal morals & values.

• Topic: nature, Huck, freedom, religion, Jim

• Huck is conflicted about turning Jim in

• Jim thinks he should be free

• Huck doesn’t want to be “sivilized”

• Grangerford/Shepherdson feud

• Huck thinks stealing what you don’t need is wrong

Freedom means different things to different people.

• Topic: Huck, Jim, freedom, nature

• Huck wants to escape Pap

• Jim wants freedom from slavery

• Huck & Jim want freedom from society & its flaws

People tend to behave irrationally & even cruelly in groups.

• Topic: nature, freedom, religion• Boggs incident• Feud (Grangerford/Shepherdsons)• When the mob tries to bust the king &

duke• Tom’s gang• King and duke are tarred & feathered• Mob searches for Jim

The tension between freedom and conformity can cause inner conflict

• Topic: freedom, Huck, nature

• Huck struggles with whether to turn in Jim

• Huck struggles with whether to obey Pap

• Huck doesn’t want to be “sivilized”

• Huck wonders about stealing

Society’s laws & values need to be examined, questioned, & changed

if necessary• Topic: Huck, Jim, freedom, nature,

education, religion

• Practical education is valuable

• Slavery is wrong

• Hypocrisy is wrong – people should do what they say they’ll do in church

Belief in superstition is often strong in people who have little control

over their lives.• Topic: superstition, Huck, Jim

• Jim & Huck have little control over their lives and are superstitious

• Widow Douglas & Miss Watson are not superstitious (salt incident)