Tom and Huck are similar in several ways. Both boys love adventure, although while Tom experiences adventure through his imagination that comes from romantic novels, Huck, a realist, lives his adventures. Tom and Huck are also seasoned liars. Huck plays pranks on Jim all along the river.

Whereas Tom’s life is bound by society, by rules, and by acceptable behavior, Huck’s life is one of freedom; he can come and go as he pleases. This difference between Tom and Huck is seen on Jackson’s Island. The first day on the island is one of the glorious days in their lives, one lived to the fullest.

Tom comes from a more stable living situation, while Huck is raised by his alcoholic father outside of the community. Tom is also educated, loves to read, and has an extremely active imagination. In contrast, Huck has little formal knowledge and is a practical individual.

Summary: Chapter 2 Huck and Tom tiptoe through the Widow’s garden. Huck trips on a root as he passes by the kitchen, and Jim, one of Miss Watson’s slaves, hears him from inside. Huck tells us that afterward, Jim tells everyone that some witches flew him around and put the hat atop his head.

Petersburg, which is based on Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the novel, Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend Huckleberry Finn….The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Huck has a mixture of fear and hate towards his father. Pap feels like Huck is his property, but he feels very little love for him. He feels entitled to mistreat him, and doesn’t miss him after Huck leaves, until it comes to his attention that Huck has come into quite a bit of money.

Pap is one of the only characters with no redeeming qualities. He symbolizes a path that could potentially be Huck’s, given that Huck was raised by him. Pap represents the ignorance of society and its reluctance to accept change.

What sort of person does Huck Reveal his father to be? What is Huck’s relationship with his father? Huck clearly portrays Pap as an irresponsable dad, and making the readers think he comes back only after his treasure.

Tom Sawyer is Huck’s best friend and peer, the main character of other Twain novels and the leader of the town boys in adventures. He is “the best fighter and the smartest kid in town”. Huckleberry Finn, “Huck” to his friends, is a boy about “thirteen or fourteen or along there” years old.

Huck tells Jim that he must have been dreaming that the pair was separated, indeed, that there was any fog at all. Jim can’t believe it; he sits quietly for five minutes. At last he tells Huck he must have been dreaming, but that it was the most powerful, vivid dream he’d ever had.

Summary: Chapter 15 After a lonely time adrift, Huck reunites with Jim, who is asleep on the raft. Jim is thrilled to see Huck alive, but Huck tries to trick Jim by pretending that Jim dreamed up their entire separation. He gets mad at Huck for making a fool of him after he had worried about him so much.

Summary: Chapter 30 The dauphin nearly strangles Huck out of anger at his desertion, but the duke stops him. The con men explain that they escaped after the gold was found. The duke and the dauphin each believe that the other hid the gold in the coffin to retrieve it later, without the other knowing.

Summary: Chapter 26 Huck has supper with Joanna, the youngest Wilks sister, whom he calls “the hare-lip” because of her cleft lip, a birth defect. After the men leave the room, Huck finds the $6,000 in gold, takes it to his sleeping cubby, and then sneaks out late at night.

Chap 16: What decision does Huck make to quiet his conscience? He decides to turn Jim in.