Introduction
The chronology of Pop’ action after he left the hut was in the following manner:
- Went to Judge Thatcher and threatened him to give up the money.
- Threatened Huck to raise some money for him, or otherwise he will beat the hell out of him.
- Pop had gotten drunk, and went blowing around, cussing and whooping and beating a tin pan all over the town until midnight.
- He was jailed
- Stood in front of the court
- He was jailed again for a week
- Got out of jail and was invited by the new judge
Body
Huck Finn/Realism: The realism is apparent in every aspect Twain’s novel, as an example the way he used the description through Finn’s eyes of his Pop’s hair “it was white; not like another’s man white, but a white to make a body sick, a white to make a body’s flesh crawl”. Another example is the handling of such issues as racism in the novel, although being a satire; Twain shows that racism in the form that does not fit a modern society when preparing the plan to rescue Jim his friend “All right, then, I’ll go to hell”. Another example is the description of the life of his Pop and his refusal to learn and to constantly drink and beat his son. The way life values of his father were presented and Huck speaking and thinking of them as an ordinary thing can be considered as examples of realism in the novel.
Tom Sawyer/Romanticism: The examples of Romanticism in the adventures of Huck are mostly connected to satirizing his own character Tom and his romantic set of mind. This can be seen through all the scenes that involve Tom like forming a band and pretending that you robbing a procession of elephants and Arabs. The plan that Tom develop to save Jim is so complicated that Tom himself find it difficult to execute and prefers pretending instead. Instead of saving Jim as quickly as possible he convinces him that it is not as romantic as it should, and instead he had to wait for weeks being chased by the local people.
The best statement is A.
This variant is the most suited as the novel mostly is an example of the usage of realism and was intended for kids; the image of Huck softens some of the novel’s descriptions. As an example is Jim being chased by the locals, the threat of him being killed is not as terrifying while analyzing and criticizing the escape plan made up by Tom. The news of a drowned man that could be his dad, combined with Huck’s beliefs about the man floating on his back or his belly (a woman in man’s clothing. Another example is the fact that his money could be all taken by his father, and the best way that he could think about saving them is by actually giving them all to the judge.
Conclusion
The modern examples of heroism can stand in some way to the measures presented in Mark Twain’s novel although taking place in another setting. As an example of a modern hero presented in the movies the image of the soldiers that sacrifice themselves to save and return one soldier home in “Saving Private Ryan” can be compared to the rescue plan that was held by Huck and Tom to save Jim.