Money In The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

The concept of money goes throughout the story The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. From the beginning to the very end of the novel Mark Twain shows different ways that money can influence people. This can go from helping someone’s conscience, to making someone greedy and becoming a thief. The writer of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, shows how money distinguishes the rich and poor, but also how it will change people and influence the way they live life.

The book starts off with a boy by the name of Huck; he has been homeless for most of his childhood life and now has over six thousand dollars by his name. Suddenly people want to take him in and give him food and shelter. To Huck money isn’t a necessity, but more of a luxury. Once money is involved, Huck gets taken in by a woman named Miss Watson. She gives him clothes and a shelter but Huck feels like she is restricting him from things that he really

The day after, Pap shows up drunk and demands for Huck’s money to be given to him and when it doesn’t he decides to take Huck away. This shows how Pap only came back because he found out the Huck has six thousand dollars. "I hain't got no money."

"It's a lie. Judge Thatcher's got it. You git it. I want it."

"I hain't got no money, I tell you. You ask Judge Thatcher; he'll tell you the same." (Chapter 5)

The next instance is not being able to keep their promises. Huck has lied to people through the book telling them different stories because if he asked for help to free this runaway slave no one would help them. Instead they would turn Jim in because of the reward. These people don’t care about Jim like Huck does, to them Jim is just another slave. For example, in chapter 11 Huck makes up lies to the women he meets because if she knew the truth then she would sell them out. Chapter 11, page blah blah the thinks, “