Huckleberry Finn- Huck's changes

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains the characteristic of a bildungsroman, but Huck’s changes are more subtle than Harry’s are. Nevertheless, the change in Huck is visible when Huck realizes how cruel humans could be toward one another as the people humiliate and torture the king and duke. This incident shows a change in Huck’s attitude toward reality when he recognizes the cruelty of conventional traditions. Still a boy, Huck deems himself to hell as he has decides to save Jim because society has taught him that stealing runaway slaves is a sin. He makes his own decision despite society’s teaching. Toward the end of the novel, the changes in Huck are more visible when his character once again associates with Tom Sawyer. At the beginning, Huck admires Tom’s style, however, when he encounters Tom again, his tone changes. He recognizes Tom’s plan to be more costly while it reaches the same goal as his. He compromises with Tom during the planning, nevertheless, at that critical moment, Huck ignores Tom’s plan and fetches a doctor to save Tom’s life. In addition, he acknowledges the human inside Jim even though he is black. These events show Huck has developed critical thinking skills and not just accept convention.