Huck's cynicism prevents him from truly changing, even though he begins the process of making his own moral decisions.
Huck prefers not to think about right and wrong, instead taking a path of least resistance. Making a decision between the two is difficult, as “it’s troublesome” to do right and “ain’t no trouble” to do wrong (97). To make the moral decision takes too much work, while making the immoral one is easy. Huck, because of this outlook, decides instead that he will have an easier time if he instead just does “whatever come handiest” (97). (another explanation sentence here) His decision to forget about morality and make the easiest decision appears again when the king and the duke begin travelling on the raft. Even though Huck knows