Huck Finn the Anti- Hero

An anti-hero is a hero who helps or saves people for his/her selfish reasons. Deadpool is the face of anti-heroism in the Marvel universe because he does not help people for the good of others. For example, in his feature film, the only reason he took down a bunch of bad guys was to find the guy that pretty much gave him his abilities, but also made him ugly. Basically, he killed a bunch of villains to be pretty again. That is a perfect example of the intentions of anti-heroes. By this definition Huck Finn can be considered an anti-hero, because of his relationship with Jim. He travels with Jim across the Mississippi river, not to help Jim escape slavery and find his family, but rather to have help in his own travels and escaping his father. When he finds Jim he states, "I was ever so glad to see Jim. I warn't so lonesome now." (Twain 52). This quote exhibits Huck's true desire to travel with Jim. When Huck is asked if he is harboring any runaway slaves, and he lies to save Jim, he does because he believes he would feel bad if he had given him up. This is another scenario where Huck helps Jim but for his benefit. Unlike Deadpool, Huck seems to change the reason for his actions. He sends the coast guard to help the sinking ship because he genuinely feels bad for the murderers that are going to die. I believe Huck is only an anti-hero because he struggles with morality and cannot define right from wrong. As opposed to Deadpool, who is really just a scumbag.