When I first thought through whether or not Huckleberry Finn fell under the title Blugersoman all I saw looking through the story were characters who show no dynamics for change. When I look at a character like Huck I, as the reader, expect to see dynamic change in his character to reveal that he has some how learned from his adventures and reached maturity, yet, I instead see a boy who repeatedly commits the same acts falling back again and again. Yet there is a struggle that occurs within Huck’s mind that encompasses the struggle of society at the time. And though I don’t see dramatic growth, instead I see moments in time where he does indeed make the right decision or when he sees things more clearly. Yet overall his changes and growth lie in the same plane never truly advancing from where he starts. When we compare Harry with Huck when considering their growth as characters we see in Harry lasting changes that seem to build upon themselves, where as Huck seems to fall back to where he began and learn again. With this I see Huck possibly representing the changing society in which he lived. The uncivilized in fact representing civilization.
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