incident and the Wilkes Scheme represent Hucks ultimate realization andrejection of society. To encapsulate Hucks total moral progression through his decision tohelp Jim, Huck states, Ill go to hell (207) to see Jim into freedom. Hucks moral progression can be traced throughout the book beginning from his totallack of morals to being able to make the right decisions on his own. It is only with the help ofJim as a moral guide that Huck is able to undergo this moral transformation to use his ownjudgement and truly progress. The situation that Huck is encountered with about choosingfriend over society is the main dilemma that pushes Huck to establish his own standards ofmorality, rather than accepting those that society has set forth. ...
