reader response 2: Huck Finn (7-13)

reader response 2: Huck Finn (7-13)

In the adventures of Huck Finn, Huck Finn is influenced by many people. Tom sawyer is a big influence on Huck because that’s one of his friends; he’s somebody he looks up to. In chapter two, Huck, tom and some of their other friends decide to start a band of robbers.

Another person that affects him is the widow Douglas; she has the best influence on Huck because she teaches him to dress appropriate and to go to school and church. In chapter 1 page 2 paragraph 3 Huck complains about how the widow nags at him. She says things like “don’t put your feet up there huckleberry” and “don’t scrunch up like that huckleberry”

Pap has the worst influence on Huck because he teaches him the exact opposite of the widow. In chapter 5 page 14 when Huck’s dad comes back he says “you’ve put on considerable many frills since I been away. Ill takes you down a peg before I get done with you. You’re educated; too, they say; can read and write. You think you’re better’n your father now don’t you, because he can’t? Ill takes it out of you, who told you you might meddle with such hifault’n foolishness, hey? - Who told you? Then Huck responds “the widow. She told me.” This shows that his dad is telling him dressing nice and going to school is bad.

Jim also has an influence on Huck, you can tell because in chapter 9 page 37 huck says “Jim, this is nice, I wouldn’t wanna be anywhere but here” and Jim responds “ well, you wouldn’t a Ben here, ‘f it hadn’t a ben for Jim. Youd a ben down dah in de woods widout any dinner, en gittin’ moss’ drowned, too, dat you would honey.”