Huck's Life on the Raft

Huck's life on his raft is as free-flowing as the raft itself. The raft has no rules or restrictions. Huck can be his own person and get away from the struggles he faced back on land. While on the raft, he doesn't have to abide to every rule given by the widow or his drunken father and his boundaries are endless. This is just the kind of life that he has wanted all along, to be free and independent. The river itself represents freedom in a way because the river is swiftly flowing and constant, without any restraints or direction.

As the novel continues, Huck's encounters on land become more exciting. On his first encounter back on land he pretends to be a girl. This scene shows his ability to decieve. As his land encounters increase the reader can observe that Huck is changing.

During the last land encounter, Huck sees hows rediculius people can be while at the sermon. He reveals to himself how people can fall into a trap simply by telling them lies. Huck ofcourse isn't the one telling the lies, he is just the observer.