The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnQuestions1. Compare and
Contrast Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Although Tom and
Hucklberry Finn have many things in common and are very good friends,
they also live a life of two totally different lifestyles. Tom, who is a
dreamer, lives a life out of romantic novels, and can be amusing and
exasperating at the same time. He lives a life out of drama and brings
out his imagination in a realistic way. He is amusing when showing his
understanding of what he has read and he loves to replay what has
happened He is a leader and is idolized by many including Huck. Huck,
much different than Tom, does not engage in the fantasies that Tom does
and has little interest in them. He is more interested in what is happening
right now and what is going on in his life in the present. He is always
practical and natural, exhibiting good common sense except in rare
episodes like the part about the snake bite. He sees Tom's wide reading
and vivid imagination as something that sets him on top of himself. He
often thinks about how Tom would have enjoyed doing some difficult feet
that he has just performed. Although he gets annoyed by Tom's
daydreams sometimes he goes along with them because he believes that
Tom is someone that is on top of him.2. Huck Finn's relationship with
Jim changes as the story progresses. Analyze how and why the
relationship changes, supporting your answer with at least three
examples from the story. Jim, a slave owned by Miss Watson, is
a very interesting character in the book. He seems like a person who is
filled with superstitions but later down the river we learn about his fine
attributes like his unselfishness and his love for Huck. Because he is
more than a stereotypical slave, Huck and Jim throughout the book
develop a very loyal friendship and become very good friends. Jim, who
acts like a father figure towards Huck because no one else is there for
him., is important to the plot because he gives Huck a reason to travel on
the river. Because Jim is a runaway slave, it is necessary for Huck to
keep quiet in times like for instance when Huck lies to them men about
him being in the raft, instead telling them that his ill "pap" is in the raft.
Huck does whatever he can to keep his word that " he will not tell on Jim."
When Huck hears that Jim is jubilant at the thought of escape,
and also that Jim plans to steal is necessary, his own children out of
slavery, he is horrified at this and shocked at his own part in such an
"immoral" undertaking. Not only a plot device, Jim is also the person who
brings Huck to a series of important moral decisions throughout the
book As they travel more and more into the their adventure, you can
see a stronger and stronger bond growing between the two. They rely on
each other and are both an essential part to their lives.3. Analyze the
significance of the Mississippi River in the novel. The Mississippi
represents a place of good. Huck and Jim, find their freedom while
traveling down the river. It is a pace where they do not have to worry
about the evil of society. It is a place where they can drawback from
society and just relax. " It was kind of solemn, drifting down the big river,
laying on our backs looking at the stars " As they travel down the river,
Huck and Jim develop a loyal friendship that is very great. The river is a
place out of society where the two can get away and enjoy their freedom.
4. By using examples from the plot and characters in The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn, explain Mark Twain's view of society and religion.The
conflict between society and individual becomes a controlling theme
throughout the novel. At first, Huck mentions how the Widow Douglas
wants to "civilize" him, but in contrast, Huck wants to escape and be " free
and satisfied." Huck encounters varying aspects, attitudes, and
restrictions of society and he much rather prefers his individual freedom.
Even when living with his "pap" he enjoys it much better than living in
regular society because he does not like living in regular schedules; going
to school, waking up at the same time. He prefers doing this out of the
ordinary society. Huck Finn is an allegory about good and evil. Huck
represents the forces of good, and most of the people he meets
represent evil. Society seems like a place that is holding you back, and
the river seems like a place where there are no worries. He sees all his
freedom while his time on the river and enjoys it there. The Mississippi
River is a god that provides both beauty and terror. Huck represents
makind's need to retreat from the real world and to take in the pleasures
of religion.
. Adventures of Huckleberry FinnQuestions1. Compare and
Contrast Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Although Tom and
Hucklberry Finn have many things in common. in the fantasies that Tom does
and has little interest in them. He is more interested in what is happening
right now and what is going on in his life in