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 realities that he has
seen first hand.
Huck's early doubts of the civilized world all started with Pap. During most
of his childhood, Huck had been abused both physically and mentally by his
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