Huck Finn

Struggle Between Heart and Conscience When Robert Frost writes of "two roads diverged in a wood, and I-/ I took the one less traveled by/And that has made all the difference" ("The Road Not Taken"), he demonstrates the realization of both writers and the hoi-polloi that following the accepted path of society not always directs an individual in the proper direction. While few people would disagree with the principle, most do not concede to …

…intensity of this moral struggle suggests his deep involvement in the society, which he now rejects. This decision ends Huck's moral quest, his commitment to a human community. He resolves each conflict in the same way: without repudiating the authority of his conscience, he will disobey it and come to Jim's rescue. (D, p412) But when Huck finally rejects the authority of his conscience by not writing to Miss Watson, he reaches this true community.