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Huck Finn cares alot about his companion Jim. This shows when he helps Jim flee slavery and a murder charge for "killing" Huck. Bravery is a huge word that could be used for Huck in this story because he is helping a slave which he could get killed for doing also, even if they think he is dead himself. He is brave because he doesn't care the consequence of this act, he cares more about his friend Jim being safe from slavery and getting hurt. Huck was frightened to help Jim and even second guessed

Satirizing Parenting Through Characters In the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain satirizes parenting through the characters of Pap, Widow Douglas, and Jim. Mark Twain is well known for his novel about a little boy named Huck. Twain tells us about Huck’s abnormal life and characters who interact with him. All three of the characters have a relationship with Huck Finn. Weather Huck likes it or not Pap is his dad. Widow Douglas on the other hand is someone Huck doesn't mind

the novel, “the adventures of huckleberry Finn” written by Mark Twain, the two young male characters are very similar but have fundamental differences. Tom Sawyer lives with his aunt who cares about his welfare and is like a “normal” family, Huckleberry Finn is alone and has no family, his dad is the town drunk and beats him. Tom sleeps in a comfortable bed at night and always has food on the table and attends sunday school every sunday. Huckleberry Finn would be found sleeping in boxes or in someone’s

Tom Sawyer, a character in Twain’s novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, is a young kid, and is well portrayed as such by Twain through his decisions and actions throughout the novel. Throughout the novel, Tom displays instances of cruel treatment for Jim, lack of sensitivity to Jim’s feelings, acts of cruelty towards Jim, and sometimes other characters, which in turn comments on society and the normal views of society at the time. In the latter stages of the novel, Huck and Jim reunite with

You have feet in your shoes. Only you can steer yourself any direction you choose.” This is a statement Huck will come to realize in the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. Children usually mature after years of being told right from wrong with only one set of morals to follow; but in the novel, Huckleberry Finn is forced to grow up within a few months. Some may say he matured because of the things he went through and the people he came to meet. However, Huck had a heart of gold

one who displays paternal qualities, substituting one's biological, less nurturing father. This figure can be anyone that spends time with a child and teaches a child moral values becoming a role model for the child. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain presents many dominant figures that effect Huck’s life, including Pap, the Duke, the Dauphin, and Jim. Most of them serve as negative influences on Huck, taking advantage of him for their own selfish purposes. However, some of these figures

point Huck is shocked, and couldn't “believe what [he] had heard , because he thought “very highly of Tom and never dreamed he would help a runaway slave”, and even goes as far as to proclaim Tom an “Abolitionist”(129). This section of Huckleberry Finn shows how Huck is innocent and naive enough

As we read Huckleberry Finn, I was also rereading Siddhartha by Herman Hesse and I couldn’t help but compare Siddhartha’s journey down the river to Huckleberry Finn’s journey down the river. Both their stories are parallels to each other and many connections can be made through their travels. To both characters, the element of the river served as a protection from the outside world. When both characters are taken by the rivers embrace, they are able to leave the limitations and constrains of their

Huck’s feelings about living with the Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson. Which of the ladies does he like more? Why? What does he feel about their attempts to “civilize” him? Huck absolutely hated how they are forcing him to follow a bunch of rules. The Widow Douglas teaches Huck the Bible, which he doesn 't mind but he doesn 't like how she 's forcing it on him. One of the rules was Huck was not aloud to smoke. Miss Watson told Huck that he had to get an education. She tried

Combined Coursework: Comparative Essay The theme of rejection is highly predominant in both The Catcher in the Rye and Huckleberry Finn. Both plotlines constantly intertwine with the concept of dismissal from peers, family and society. Despite being set in eras nearing a century apart; these novels perfectly encapsulate conflicts within their cultures. Huckleberry Finn is set in the 1840’s – a time when slavery was still yet to be abolished in America’s southern states. Throughout the novel, Twain