Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave can be said to be comparison pieces. Despite that Huck Finn is a fictional character and Douglass was a physical being, certain characteristics and developmental processes are very similar.
Firstly, in the initial stages of their lives, both Huck and Douglass faced repression, though in different forms. While Huck is a character whose spirit longs to fly freely, there are others that would conform his ways. This is expressed early on in the novel when Widow Douglas attempts to compel Huck to dress in attire befitting of a civilized individual. She also tries to have him refrain from smoking and learn the bible. Like with all other authority figures encountered by Huck, he rebels and does not heed her wishes. While Huck’s repression of his free will is to reform him, Douglass’s repression of independence is in order to keep him complacent and......
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