Quotes
[I] says to myself: "All right, then, I'll go to hell"
Huck Finn
A band of thieves created by Huck's idealistic friend Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer's Gang
This is Mark Twain's given name.
Samuel Clemens
This style of writing, previously prevalent, is satirized throughout the book.
Romanticism
This symbol represents freedom, easy living, and Huck and Jim's journey.
The raft OR the river.
"you's de bes' fren' Jim's ever had; en you's de only fren' ole Jim's got now"
Jim
Two families who share a bloody history.
The Shepherdsons & The Grangerfords
Mark Twain's childhood town
Hannibal Missouri
The Shepherdson & Grangerford feud points to this theme.
The hypocrisy and immorality behind aristocracy.
This can symbolize either civility or the lack of civility (freedom from the constraints of civilized society).
clothing
"Tramp – tramp – tramp; that's the dead; tramp – tramp – tramp; they're coming after me; but I won't go. Oh, they're here! don't touch me – don't! hands off – they're cold; let go. Oh, let a poor devil alone!"
Pap
The island where Huck and Jim began their adventure together.
Jackson's Island
A book written by Mark Twain that is often seen as a prequel to "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Miss Watson keeping Jim as a slave relates to this theme.
racial hypocrisy/racism/moral hypocrisy
This character is a symbol of moral goodness and rightness.
Jim
"Shucks, it ain't no use to talk to you Huck Finn. You don't seem to know anything, somehow--perfect saphead."
Tom Sawyer
This man left a large fortune to his two brothers from England.
Peter Wilkes
What was Twain's dream job when he was a boy?
steamboat captain
Huck Finn's "street smarts", as compared to Tom Sawyer's romanticized frivolity is representative of this theme.
Life experience can provide richer lessons, in many cases, than formal education can.
This character symbolizes Romanticism.
Tom Sawyer
"It's a dead man. Yes, indeedy; naked, too. He's ben shot in de back. I reck'n he's ben dead two er three days."
Jim
Name of the river that Huck and Jim originally planned to go up by steam boat in order to free Jim.
The Ohio River
How did Twain die?
heart attack
Twain's focus on Realism and critique of Romanticism points to this theme.
Moral growth can only be achieved through real, challenging experiences.
These characters symbolize fraud and lying.
The king and the duke