Huck's escape

             Many children sometimes dream of running away from home. Then, did Huck actually “escape” from his father, or was it just a childhood dream of running away?

After Huck’s father took him from the widow and kept him in the forest, his father gets drunk very often and beats him, and he even tries to kill him. The house was rather a jail than a home to Huck. Huck did not have his own life, and he felt that his life is threatened. It was rather an escape than a dream or longing. Huck could not endure his father’s violence and curse. Huck escaped for his own life and liberty. He feels so much better in nature with Jim, and he fines his happiness while they go down the river and have a trip in nature. He finds his true life after he ran away.

Huck’s father’s violent was consistent and harsh, So he was able to decide to escape from such an authoritarian father. His decision was more than just a mischief; it was a decision for his life.