The Things They Carried And The Red Badge Of Courage

Sarah Carter Period 4 January 19th, 2016 Finding the Way The struggle between the standards of society and the desires of the individual are as old as the institution itself. The three main characters in the books The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Things They Carried, and The Red Badge of Courage are all put into situations that are separate from normal, everyday life. This gives them a much needed outside perspective and reveals a lot about their own personal struggles with society. Their paths differ, but they arrive at the same point; it is far better to arrive at one’s own conclusions and decisions than to follow the crowd, no matter how hard it may be. In the beginning, Huckleberry Finn already has a pretty negative view of society. He has had terrible experiences with the number one societal structure in his time, family. His only known family is his father, a drunkard who constantly beats him and takes all of his money. Also, he seems to despise the Widows Douglas’s attempts to â€Å"sivilize† him. He says that â€Å"it was rough living in the house†¦ it was all dismal and regular† (1). In the very beginning, he leaves, puts on his old clothes, and only returns in order to get the opportunity of joining Tom Sawyer’s robber gang. Huck has very little experience of society, and the little he has had he find to be ridiculous or hypocritical. 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