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Huckleberry Finn Argumentative Essay

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1. Identify: Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, Jim, Miss Watson and Widow Douglas.
Huck Finn is the main character in the story, who was unwashed, ignorant, insufficiently fed, but he had the best heart a boy ever had in that town. Tom Sawyer usually stretched the truth, but sometimes he told the truth. Tom was Huck’s friend and he was imaginative, dominating, always had wild plans for him and Finn, he was everything Huckleberry Finn was not, and also was the leader of the gang. Jim was one of Miss Watson’s household slaves. He was occasionally sentimental, superstitious, intelligent, and practical. Miss Watson was a tolerable slim old maid, always wore goggles, she was a sister to Huckleberry’s guardian Widow, very strict, and obnoxious with her rules. Widow Douglas was a mom figure/guardian to …show more content…

Why doesn't Huck get along with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas? Huckleberry Finn doesn’t get along with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas, he wants to be free and not follow what they say and they want to civilize him and have good manners when around other people.
3. What does Huck think about religion -- specifically the good place, the bad place and prayer? Huck doesn’t really care about religion. The“good place” would be very boring for him and he doesn’t want to go anywhere without his best friend. The “bad place” would be very fun for Huck, because if his friends are there he would follow them everywhere they went. He doesn’t understand prayer and he doesn’t like it, because it doesn’t seem entirely right for him.
4. Give at least two examples of superstition in this section of the novel. The spider burning in the candle, because he was scared that it would hurt him, but then it fell into the candle and died and he says it will “cause bad luck.” Also the genies in the tin lamp that the gang was talking about was another one, because they believed that genies were real and it will appear once you rub the lamp.
5. Contrast Huck and Tom. What are their main

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