The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain - 1065 Words

H.L. Mencken once said, â€Å"I believe that Huckleberry Finn is one of the great masterpieces of the world. . .†. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain is a great American novel about the life of Huck Finn. Huck is a boy without a real family and the son of the town’s outcast and drunk. In the book, Huck ends up attempting to free Jim, a black slave. During Huck’s journey down the Mississippi river, three meaningful subjects are explored in education, religion, and civilized society that are still relevant today. Mark Twain uses several situations in the story to display the power of education. When the King and the Duke attempt to steal the deceased Peter Wilks’ money as his pretend brothers, the only one who sees†¦show more content†¦Education holds just as much power today as it did then. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, high school dropouts make $20,241 a year on average. On the other hand, those who graduate hi gh school make $36,424 per year on average and those with a bachelor s degree make even more. The power is quite obviously with the educated. High school and college graduates also have a much easier time finding a job during economic hardship. The Department of Education states that dropouts have a poverty rate of 30.8 percent while the part of our population with a bachelor s degree only experiences a 13.5 percent rate. As a result of education, people are able to live a much more comfortable life and have a bigger impact on society. Education is mighty. The legendary author, Mark Twain, exposes the faults in the religion of the time and those who profess to be religious. Twain often uses Huck to put it in perspective. Huck goes to church with the Grangerfords, who are currently in a bloody feud with their neighbors the Sheperdsons. Huck describes it as . . . pretty ornery preaching-all about brotherly love(139). Both families say that it was good sermon. Yet, the next d ay they kill each other off during their family feud. Twain effectively demonstrates the hypocrisy in religions everywhere at that time. Another time, a religious congregation blindly trusts the King,