After Huck asks Tom why he tried to free a free slave, and Tom tells him how they became heroes and so on, Tom says: “But I thought it was about as good as it is” (p. 291). Here we see that Huck is truly asleep in his own thinking and seeking to know what others like Tom think. Interestingly, by the end of the novel he has become somewhat submissive and willing to listen to what he is told to do, but still with an overall heightened sense of morality that has developed throughout his adventures. It's natural for humans to forget to come up with their own opinions, especially when they are surrounded by people who tell them what they should think and what is good or bad for them. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes this idea even further, showing how a young boy living alone learns what he truly believes in, regardless of what he was raised to believe. As the presidential election approaches, Huck Finn might inspire us all to listen to our own opinions and ignore the media and peer pressure on policies we agree with.