Mason RichardsonMrs. FranksEnglish AP IIIApril 1, 2014The Falls of "Civilization"Throughout the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry Finn questions the meaning of being civilized by being morally good with only self-guidance and nature upon which s 'press. Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835, and spent most of his young life near the Mississippi River, just like Huck. Twain's father died when he was 12, and Huck's father also died when he was young. Twain expressed Huck's sense of adventure and fortune through his travels to the Holy Land and his interest in South American treasures. Twain served for the Confederacy during the Civil War, but was persuaded to leave by his brother, setting him on the path to becoming an author. In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Twain points out that the traditional definition of being civilized does not apply to Huck by shaping Huck's morality through survival and nature. In Lord of the Flies, the shipwrecked children are similar to Huck Finn, as once deprived of civilization, they began to do what they believed was right, implying that the common idea of ​​civilization is only “superficial”. (“A Glimpse of Lord of the Flies”). Jack followed his instinct to hunt and survive without order or reason, as soon as he was free from the influence of society. Ralph relied on order and plans to handle issues like keeping the traffic light alive and doing what needed to be done on a daily basis. All the boys except Ralph and Piggy joined Jack because they believed that Jack was more powerful than Ralph and that his power would keep them safe. Jack had an inner conflict, after Jack's group of boys killed Piggy, whether or not he wanted to join...... middle of paper ...... the novel, and protects him from the white slave society. The flaws of civilization are a much more reasonable theme for the novel than slavery, because they affect not just America and one race, but the world as a whole. Society sows the seeds of corruption among the population by shaping people through false ideas and programs. The true meaning of being civilized lies not in manners or rules, but in doing what one thinks is right by instinct instead of "equating manners with morality." ("The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain"). Overall, in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain implies that Huck is not the average person who adheres to the false ideas of civilized society, but a nature-enlightened individual who rebels against these false ideas. programs by escaping its influence and creating its own moral decisions through self-management and nature.