1. Huck Finn and Moral Decisions
By Elissa Harris

2. Moral Decisions
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck is stuck between society’s ways and what he thinks is right. In the book there are many situations where he has to figure out which one to trust.

3. The Steamboat
When Huck discovers an old steamboat he and Jim find a bunch of murders on the boat
He knows the boat will eventually be destroyed in the storm so he has to figure out whether to leave the murderers to the mercy of the storm or get help.
Now was the first time that I begun to worry about the men—I reckon I hadn't had time to before. I begun to think how dreadful it was, even for murderers, to be in such a fix. I says to myself, there ain't no telling but I might come to be a murderer myself yet, and then how would I like it?

4. Passing Cairo
On the way to Cairo, Huck and Jim meet up with some men who are looking for runaway slaves.
Huck has to decide whether to tell the men the man in the tent is white or black.
"Well, there's five niggers run off to-night up yonder, above the head of the bend. Is your man white or black?"
I didn't answer up prompt. I tried to, but the words wouldn't come. I tried for a second or two to brace up and out with it, but I warn't man enough—hadn't the spunk of a rabbit. I see I was weakening; so I just give up trying, and up and says: "He's white."

5. The Letter
When Jim gets sold by the King, Huck is in a dilemma where he isn’t sure if he should tell Miss Watson so she could claim Jim or if he should save him himself.
Miss Watson, your runaway nigger Jim is down here two mile below Pikesville, and Mr. Phelps has got him and he will give him up for the reward if you send. Huck Finn.
“And got to thinking…he was so grateful, and said I was the best friend old Jim ever had in the world, and the only one he's got now; and then I happened to look around and see that paper.
"All right, then, I'll go to hell"—and tore it up.”

6. Conscience vs. Heart
Through all these situations Huck has to decide whether to follow his heart or his conscience, but the fact that in all these situations Huck choses heart shows how good of a person he is.

7. Mark Twain’s comment on Huckleberry Finn
This is a book of mine where a sound heart and a deformed conscience come into conflict, and conscience suffers defeat.
Mark Twain’s comment on Huckleberry Finn
And here’s another that applies to making moral decisions