Evaluation:
Published: 12.12.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Study Notes for the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', 1.
  • Essays 'Study Notes for the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', 2.
Extract

Huckleberry Finn: He's the narrator of the novel. He's rebellious, opposing the ways of Widow Douglas, and preferring not to be neat and tidy all the time, and not following customs of the society. He seems to be more materialistic than religious, but he has a sense of adventure and is rather daring, as shown by him joining Tom Sawyer's gang or journeying down the river.
Tom Sawyer: He's Huck's friend, but is very dominating over his friends and especially influential over Huck, who believes many things he says, such as rubbing a lamp to get a genie. Tom is very imaginative, and comes up with crazy plans of looting and killing people, but everything, according to him, should be done 'by the book', such as pirate books. …

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