person who tries to get Huckleberry Finn to change is Pap,
Huck’s father. Pap is one of the most astonishing figures in all of
American literature as he is completely antisocial and wishes to undo
all of the civilizing effects that the Widow and Miss Watson have
attempted to instill in Huck. Pap is a mess: he is unshaven; his hair
is uncut and hangs like vines in front of his face; his skin, Huck
says, is white like a fish’s belly or like a tree toad’s. Pap’s savage
appearance reflects his feelings as he demands that Huck quit school,
stop reading, and avoid church. Huck is able to stay away from Pap for
a while, but Pap kidnaps Huck three or four months after Huck starts
to live with the Widow and takes him to a lonely cabin deep in the
Missouri woods. Here, Huck enjoys, once again, the freedom that he had
prior to the beginning of the book. He can smoke, "laze around,"
swear, and, in general, do what he wants to do. However, as he did
with the Widow and with Tom, Huck begins to become dissatisfied with
this life. Pap is "too handy with the hickory" and Huck soon realizes
that he will have to escape from the cabin if he wishes to remain
alive. As a result of his concern, Huck makes it appear as if he is
killed in the cabin while Pap is away, and leaves to go to a remote
island in the Mississippi River, Jackson’s Island.
It is after he leaves his father’s cabin that Huck joins yet
another important influence in his life: Miss Watson’s slave, Jim.
Prior to Huck’s leaving, Jim has been a minor character in the
novel-he has been shown being fooled by Tom Sawyer and telling
Huck’s fortune. Huck finds Jim on Jackson’s Island because the slave
has run away-he has overheard a conversation that he will soon be sold
to New Orleans. Soon after joining Jim on Jackson’s Island, Huck
begins to realize that Jim has more talents and intelligence than Huck
has been aware of. Jim knows "all kinds of signs" about the future,
people’s personalities, and weather forecasting. Huck finds this kind
of information necessary as he and Jim drift down the Mississippi on a
raft. As important, Huck feels a comfort with Jim that he has not felt
with the other major characters in the novel. With Jim, Huck can
enjoy the best aspects of his earlier influences. As does the Widow,
Jim allows Huck security, but Jim is not as confining as is the Widow.
Like Tom Sawyer, Jim is intelligent but his intelligence is not as
intimidating or as imaginary as is Tom’s. As does Pap, Jim allows Huck
freedom, but he does it in a loving, rather than an uncaring, fashion.
Thus, early, in their relationship on Jackson’s Island, Huck says to
Jim, "This is nice. I wouldn’t want to be nowhere else but here." This
feeling is in marked contrast with Huck’s feelings concerning other
people in the early part of the novel where he always is uncomfortable
and wishes to leave them.person who tries to get Huckleberry Finn to change is Pap,
Huck’s father. Pap is one of the most astonishing figures in all of
American literature as he is completely antisocial and wishes to undo
all of the civilizing effects that the Widow and Miss Watson have
attempted to instill in Huck. Pap is a mess: he is unshaven; his hair
is uncut and hangs like vines in front of his face; his skin, Huck
says, is white like a fish’s belly or like a tree toad’s. Pap’s savage
appearance reflects his feelings as he demands that Huck quit school,
stop reading, and avoid church. Huck is able to stay away from Pap for
a while, but Pap kidnaps Huck three or four months after Huck starts
to live with the Widow and takes him to a lonely cabin deep in the
Missouri woods. Here, Huck enjoys, once again, the freedom that he had
prior to the beginning of the book. He can smoke, "laze around,"
swear, and, in general, do what he wants to do. However, as he did
with the Widow and with Tom, Huck begins to become dissatisfied with
this life. Pap is "too handy with the hickory" and Huck soon realizes
that he will have to escape from the cabin if he wishes to remain
alive. As a result of his concern, Huck makes it appear as if he is
killed in the cabin while Pap is away, and leaves to go to a remote
island in the Mississippi River, Jackson’s Island.
It is after he leaves his father’s cabin that Huck joins yet
another important influence in his life: Miss Watson’s slave, Jim.
Prior to Huck’s leaving, Jim has been a minor character in the
novel-he has been shown being fooled by Tom Sawyer and telling
Huck’s fortune. Huck finds Jim on Jackson’s Island because the slave
has run away-he has overheard a conversation that he will soon be sold
to New Orleans. Soon after joining Jim on Jackson’s Island, Huck
begins to realize that Jim has more talents and intelligence than Huck
has been aware of. Jim knows "all kinds of signs" about the future,
people’s personalities, and weather forecasting. Huck finds this kind
of information necessary as he and Jim drift down the Mississippi on a
raft. As important, Huck feels a comfort with Jim that he has not felt
with the other major characters in the novel. With Jim, Huck can
enjoy the best aspects of his earlier influences. As does the Widow,
Jim allows Huck security, but Jim is not as confining as is the Widow.
Like Tom Sawyer, Jim is intelligent but his intelligence is not as
intimidating or as imaginary as is Tom’s. As does Pap, Jim allows Huck
freedom, but he does it in a loving, rather than an uncaring, fashion.
Thus, early, in their relationship on Jackson’s Island, Huck says to
Jim, "This is nice. I wouldn’t want to be nowhere else but here." This
feeling is in marked contrast with Huck’s feelings concerning other
people in the early part of the novel where he always is uncomfortable
and wishes to leave them. |
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