In the novel Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck decides to reject civilization. At the end of the story Aunt Sally wants to civilize him, but he refuses. He says 'I reckon I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally, she's going to adopt me civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.' Huck decides to choose against society because of all the harsh …showed first 75 words of 686 total…

…showed last 75 words of 686 total…would run into. Aunt Sally wants him to come back with her and civilize him, but based on his experiences, Huck just can't let that happen. He needs to roam free. The only thing that Pap was never able to steal from his son was his imagination. He needs to be able to think freely and to explore. Huck wants his youth and innocence and he feels that civilization would take that away from him.