The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain - 1510 Words

Huckleberry Finn, a Dark Tale The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is one of the more serious and immersive books I’ve personally had the pleasure of reading. Its â€Å"prequel† The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is so much lighter. Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn there is a tone of sadness. His life is so vastly different from his friend, Tom’s. Huck’s life is full of adventure and so is Tom’s, but Huck’s life is more dark and depressing. Huck experiences things at a young age no one should have to in their entire life. The stress and grief of his life is massive, a huge burden to bear. The similarities between Huck and Tom may be prevalent, but there is much more than similarities, there is a difference. â€Å"Pap got too†¦show more content†¦Tom’s life compared to Huck’s life is easy going and seems like he only has to worry about what he wants to do that day. This is when Huck goes to live with Widow Douglas, a Christian woman who has taken it upon herself to try and civilise the boy that is Huckleberry Finn, to make him into a proper young boy who will fit quite well into society. Huck Finn is not known for being a good rule abiding, and school going child. He skips school to go swimming or just to wander around town and no adult attempts to stop him. Huck tries everything he can do to keep from being â€Å"sivilized† by the Widow Douglas, who has taken him in since his abusive, alcoholic father did not take good care of his son. â€Å"She put me in them new clothes again, and I couldn t do nothing but sweat and sweat, and feel all cramped up. Well, then, the old thing commenced again. The widow rung a bell for supper, and you had to come in time. When you got to the table you couldn t go right to eating, but you had to wait for the widow to tuck down her head and grumble a little over the victuals (Chapter 1.Paragraph 3).† Huck simply hated having to dress up in presentable clothing, unlike Tom, who like any boy, didn’t love it but still accepted it as a social norm. Huck’s reluctance to go to class or to wear the clothes given to him assist him in being coming the runaway he is. Now another difference would be how easily Huck can lie. Tom can lie, but not nearly as much or