- After leaving town and being away from his father, Huck feels very content where he is. He finds his own food and makes his own shelter. Huck does not have to worry about knowing how to speak and dress properly, nor undergo beatings. He is one with nature. This is very similar to Pearl from The Scarlet Letter. Pearl, like Huck, finds refuge in the woods a long way from town. They both do not feel accepted in a town filled with religious views and condemning speech. Their place of safety is away from these people and close to the simple beauties that are often taken for granted.
“And every time I waked up I thought somebody had me by the neck. So the sleep didn’t do me no good. By-and-by I says to myself, I can’t live this way; I’m agoing to find out who it is that’s here on this island with me” (51).
- Huck is depicted as very brave throughout his adventure. He runs away by himself and did not think of the possibility of feeling lonesome. He planned out his escape, cooked food for himself to eat, and found shelter at night. Huck proved to be successfull in all his efforts of not getting caught and rarely expressed fear which was unusual for a boy of his age. Nevertheless, he ran off without considering how he could live without companionship. Paranoia soon crept into his carefree lifestyle, which hindered him from sleeping. It is clear that Huck realizes he can no longer live everyday alone so he commits himself to finding a companion.
Vocabulary:
“When I got to camp I warn’t feeling very brash, there warn’t much sand in my craw” (50).
Brash: (adj) bold, impertinent; impudent; tactless
“There was two old dirty calico dresses, and a sun-bonnet” (61).
Calico: (noun) a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side
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