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=__Hurricane Katrina: A Test of Morals__= Huck and Jim prepare and stumble upon looted territory in which a murder has been committed and further looting the home during the flooding of the Mississippi River. Hurricane Katrina further exemplifies Twain’s satire upon human nature and its relation to disasters.

If anything, Hurricane Katrina is a huge magnification of the content in chapter 9 of //The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn//. Hurricane Katrina reached New Orleans on the twenty-ninth of August, 2005, destroying houses and killing many. This hurricane caused floods reaching extreme heights that completely flooded wards in the city. Almost 2000 people died, which may have resulted in many resorting to stealing from the deceased in terms of necessity. Many who remained in the city right after the hurricane immediately began looting stores for goods such as water and food; a few eventually resorted to murder in order to get the items that were needed.

To fight for their home, many guarded their ruined, but sentimental, belongings behind the power of munitions. In the time period concerning Katrina and some time thereafter (September ‘05 – February ’06) homicides increased by 23% in Houston, where over 300,000 displaced evacuees are located.

What is wrong with the human race? In preparation for hurricanes and flooding such as Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, cities like New Orleans have evacuation plans (which were put into effect, however ignored by some). This expresses a type of human nature that drives us to protect our things from known phenomenon. If one sees a fire in the distance, that person (ideally) isn’t going to stay in place and be burnt. When one sees a fire, one is inclined to get things together and try to quickly salvage what he can so certain belongings won’t get destroyed. Preparation is the key!

Human nature revolves around the person whom it belongs to, and therefore, in the direst of times, some deny their previous knowledge and preparations and follow through with selfish instincts, which unfortunately results in looting, robbery, murder, rape, carjacking, etc. Only through basic, selfish instinct can humans perform such heartless acts of immoral crimes.

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