He usually finds shelter on doorsteps when the weather is fair, in empty hogsheads during a storm, and he live off of what he receives from others. In other words, Huck lives the life like a vagabond person. Huck is called a "poor motherless thing" by Tom's Aunt Polly. Huck confessed to Tom that he has memories of his mother and his parents' fighting that ended only when she died.
Huckleberry lives a carfree life from society norms or rules, taking items such as watermelons and chickens; he "borrows" boats and cigars. He doesn't receive much education due to his unconventional childhood. In the end, Huckleberry is an adopted child by the Widow Douglas, who is sending him to school as return for him saving her life. Huck, the narrator, was brought up by his father, Pap Finn, who asks him to give him his money.
The Widow Douglas attempted to "sivilize" him and Pap captures him from her. Huck and Jim take a raft down the Mississippi River, and make a plan to escape north into Ohio river, in an attempt to set Jim free from slavery and to escape from his alcoholic father.
Their adventures fill out the book for the most part. Most honestly do I wish I could say a softening word or two in defense of Huck's character, since you wish it, but really in my opinion it is no better than those of Solomon, David, Satan, and the rest of the sacred brotherhood. If there is an unexpurgated Bible in the Children's Department, won't you please help that young woman remove Huck and Tom from that questionable companionship?
Print Icon Created with Sketch. Huckleberry Finn first appears in Tom Sawyer. Huckleberry Finn may be based on Mark Twain's childhood friend. It took Mark Twain seven years to write the book.
Emmeline Grangerford is a parody of a Victorian poetaster. Many consider Huckleberry Finn the first American novel. Many people consider the end of the book to be a bit of a cop-out.
The book is frequently banned. How do the duke and king work their Royal Nonesuch scam? How does Huck foil the attempts of the duke and king to rob the Wilks family? Characters Character List. Read an in-depth analysis of Tom Sawyer. Read an in-depth analysis of Jim. Read an in-depth analysis of Pap Finn. The duke and the dauphin A pair of con men whom Huck and Jim rescue as they are being run out of a river town.
Judge Thatcher The local judge who shares responsibility for Huck with the Widow Douglas and is in charge of safeguarding the money that Huck and Tom found at the end of Tom Sawyer. The Grangerfords A family that takes Huck in after a steamboat hits his raft, separating him from Jim.
The Wilks family At one point during their travels, the duke and the dauphin encounter a man who tells them of the death of a local named Peter Wilks, who has left behind a rich estate. Popular pages: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. When Huck is unable to conform to the rules, he accepts that it is his own deficiency, not the rule, that is bad.
Abstractly, he does not recognize the contradiction of "loving thy neighbor" and enforcing slavery at the same time. He observes the racist and anti-government rants of his ignorant father but does not condemn him because it is the "accepted" view in his world.
Huck simply reports what he sees, and the deadpan narration allows Twain to depict a realistic view of common ignorance, slavery, and the inhumanity that follows. As with several of the frontier literary characters that came before him, Huck possesses the ability to adapt to almost any situation through deceit.
He is playful but practical, inventive but logical, compassionate but realistic, and these traits allow him to survive the abuse of Pap, the violence of a feud, and the wiles of river con men. To persevere in these situations, Huck lies, cheats, steals, and defrauds his way down the river.
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