He thinks about the fragility of one man versus the strength of unity and recites some of the Scripture that Jim Casy taught him. Tom is tired of seeing starving men needlessly suffer while avaricious landowners do nothing to alleviate their plight. He is angry that “people livin’ like pigs, an’ the good rich lan’ layin’ fallow, or maybe one fella with a million acres, while a hunderd thousan’ good farmers is starvin’”(Steinbeck 288) He decides he wants to fight back against the injustice and thievery. Tom changes significantly as a result of Casy’s death.
When he finds Jim again, he lies and tricks Jim saying that Jim was drinking and fell asleep and it was all a dream. However, when Jim sees the trash in the river, he knows Huck was lying to him.
This essay will tell about Huck's wealthiness. He could not use his money in the beginning because his Pap came back. If his Pap would get his money he would be getting drunk every day. Since Huck would not give Pap his money Pap took him to an abandoned cabin. Huck escaped by planning his fake death.
"I will, sir, I will, honest – but don't leave us, please. It's the – the – Gentlemen, if you'll only pull ahead, and let me heave you the headline, you won't have to come a-near the raft – please do." Huck tries to keep Jim safe and to make sure he does not get caught by telling lies to the men on the river who is his boat. He starting to learn to consider others and that lying would lead to consequences. Through society and his experiences with Jim, he learns that some white lies can also protect people as long as it does not lead up to more lies that would cause more problems.
2. At the beginning of the novel, Tom describes himself as a very tolerant man who often moves people who generally keep to themselves to open up to him without much effort. Tom prides himself on reserving his judgment of others until he takes time to observe and get to know them. This is a quality he is obviously proud of as he makes a point to describe his habits surrounding this quality in depth. He also describes himself as slightly restless and a bit fed up with the monotony of
They decide to pretend that their plan has been in the works for thirty-seven years. Huck tries to show Tom the reality in his plan, but Tom accuses him of never reading any books. So then Huck succumbs to Tom and agrees to his
In the beginning of this novel Huck acts like any other 13 year old boy, he enjoys pranks and adventures, and doesn’t quite understand the importance of his newest journey. After being in a
That evening, Huck decides that the duke and the king are “frauds.” However, he “never [says] nothing, never [lets] on…” in order to “keep peace,” and ignores the issue. Huck only changes in regards to his opinions of the duke and king. In spite of that, Huck’s treatment of them does not change, therefore his character does not grow. Because Huck chooses not to say anything about the suspicious behavior of the duke and the king or present the issue, Huck’s dismissive nature is
As his security progressively grows, it makes him wearier of the consequences of the Devil. Tom begins to carry a bible with him and becomes a “violent churchgoer.” Tom is blind to his sins and thinks one good thing can make up for all the bad. Tom has a “lurking dread that the Devil, after all, would have his due.” The Devil does eventually punish Tom for all his greed and
Huck’s initial thought, to treat people equally, is countered by society’s need for separation. Huck promises to keep Jim's secret after he learns of his escape from Miss Watson. “Well I did. I said I wouldn’t, and I’ll stick to it. Honest injun, I will.
Huck did not follow his conscience and this causes him to start telling the truth. After Huck sees what the King and Duke have done to Mary Jane, her family, and all the others, Huck decides to tell Mary Jane the truth “These uncles of yourn ain't no uncles at all; they're a couple of frauds- regular deadbeats.” (Chapter 28) After she finds out, they make a plan to make sure her 'uncles' pay for tricking them.
Huck maturing “Where’s the butter?” “I laid out a hunk of it,” I says, “on a piece of a corn-pone.” “Well, you left it laid out, then—it ain’t here.” “We can get along without it,” I says. “We can get along with it, too,” he says;” We can note that here Tom and Huck’s morals clash but both come to a stalemate when they realize that the world
One day Huck discovers that his father, Pap Finn, has returned to town. Because Pap has a history of violence and drunkenness, Huck is worried about Pap 's intentions, especially toward his invested money. When his dad confronted him, he told him to quiet school and stop trying to make himself something that he is not. Even though Pap Finn told Huck to quiet he still went to make his dad mad. Pap Finn kidnaps Huck and takes him across Mississippi river to a small cabin.
He finds himself living with Tom Sawyer and his Aunt Sally. Huck goes from living with a drunk in a house of two and goes to living in a house of four and a good loving family. He is cared for and fed while living in this family even though he lives in a house infested with black and awful smelling rats. Tom and Huck soon began their normal ways. “It’s because it wasn’t intended for any of us to come but Tom; he’s says’
On the other hand, Huck was lack the care of a father. That’s why Huck completely changed his mind as to his attitude towards Jim. Moreover, Huck uttered “We said there warn 't no home like a raft.” (173) Here, they began to draw a similarity between the raft and their home. In fact, they viewed the raft as their home.
