How is the idea of idealism vs. realism shown in Huck Finn?
In the characters of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer Huck is the “realism” and idealism would be Tom Huck has a simple way of life, he sees the world as more real than Tom does. Tom is more romantic in his thoughts. He reads a lot, but this causes him to have a skewed view on the world around him. He sees the world in what he wants, not what is. This can be seen when Huck and Tom are planning to help Jim escape. Huck’s plan is simple and centered around reality whereas Tom’s is complex and centered around what he thinks an ideal story escape would play out. I hope this helps you a lot.
