In Mark Twain’s fictional novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn he portrays the theme of good vs. evil. He does this by using characters that bring out both sides of the main character, Huck. Throughout the entire novel Twain presents many characters that have many qualities of being evil and/or villainous. Huckleberry Finn is a young man that lives in Missouri who has a father that is an abusive alcoholic father named Pap that makes his life a living hell when he is around. However, one critic believes otherwise. “A very refined and delicate piece of narration by Huck Finn, describing his venerable and dilapidated ‘pap’ as afflicted with delirium tremens, rolling over and over, ‘kicking things every which way,’ and ‘saying there are
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Tom makes his best friend, Huck, join his gang. “Now, we’ll start this band of robbers and call it Tom Sawyer’s Gang. Everybody that wants to join has got to take an oath, and write his name in blood,” (Twain 7). This quote shows one that Tom likes to be in control and likes to be in charge . This also shows one that Tom does not really care for other people 's lives, he just wants to be in a gang because he thinks it is fun. Tom is a very bad role model to Huck, he idolizes him to the point it is almost like hypnotism. Tom also influences Huck even when he is not there. “Why, you’d think it was Christopher C’lumbus discovering Kingdom-Come. I wish Tom Sawyer was here,” (Twain 69). This quote shows the reader that Huck admires Tom’s adventurous side and he wishes he were more like him. He puts his and Jim’s life in danger to seem cooler to Tom. Huck admires Tom so much, he strives to be like him, which then makes everything spiral out of control. Tom also makes the escape of Jim so extravagant, he forces Jim to be held as a slave for much longer than he should have. “Now we’re all right. We’ll dig him out. It ‘ll take about a week,” (Twain 237). This shows the reader that Tom is just an adventure seeking brat that does not care for other people and what they have to go through This also shows one that he is basically hypnotizing Huck because he goes …show more content…
The Duke and the King try to con innocent people by performing a ‘comedy show’ that does not go over well. “If that line don’t fetch them, I don’t know Arkansaw,” (Twain 153). This quote shows the reader that the con men know what they are doing. This also shows the reader the con men have no respect for anyone, all they do is try to scam for money, no matter who they offend. The con men are the worst people this novel. One critic states that the Duke and the King are downright scum .“Although they had never met before, the King and Duke soon join forces to concoct a number of scams to play on the innocent inhabitants of the various towns along the riverbanks. Even though he is aware of their true characters,” (Diane Telgen). This critic uses the example of the con men’s scam to show just how evil they really are. The con men also sell Huck’s friend Jim to a man for $40 for alcohol. “No! That old fool sold him, and never divided with me, and the money’s gone,” (Twain 219). This quote shows the reader just how pathetic the King is. The King sells Huck’s friend Jim for booze and he does not even share the money with his partner. The king is a very hateful, conceited man who will do anything to get his way. A critic from Novels for Students shows their audience how filthy the con men are with this act of hate. “The King and Duke
Tom makes his best friend, Huck, join his gang. “Now, we’ll start this band of robbers and call it Tom Sawyer’s Gang. Everybody that wants to join has got to take an oath, and write his name in blood,” (Twain 7). This quote shows one that Tom likes to be in control and likes to be in charge . This also shows one that Tom does not really care for other people 's lives, he just wants to be in a gang because he thinks it is fun. Tom is a very bad role model to Huck, he idolizes him to the point it is almost like hypnotism. Tom also influences Huck even when he is not there. “Why, you’d think it was Christopher C’lumbus discovering Kingdom-Come. I wish Tom Sawyer was here,” (Twain 69). This quote shows the reader that Huck admires Tom’s adventurous side and he wishes he were more like him. He puts his and Jim’s life in danger to seem cooler to Tom. Huck admires Tom so much, he strives to be like him, which then makes everything spiral out of control. Tom also makes the escape of Jim so extravagant, he forces Jim to be held as a slave for much longer than he should have. “Now we’re all right. We’ll dig him out. It ‘ll take about a week,” (Twain 237). This shows the reader that Tom is just an adventure seeking brat that does not care for other people and what they have to go through This also shows one that he is basically hypnotizing Huck because he goes …show more content…
The Duke and the King try to con innocent people by performing a ‘comedy show’ that does not go over well. “If that line don’t fetch them, I don’t know Arkansaw,” (Twain 153). This quote shows the reader that the con men know what they are doing. This also shows the reader the con men have no respect for anyone, all they do is try to scam for money, no matter who they offend. The con men are the worst people this novel. One critic states that the Duke and the King are downright scum .“Although they had never met before, the King and Duke soon join forces to concoct a number of scams to play on the innocent inhabitants of the various towns along the riverbanks. Even though he is aware of their true characters,” (Diane Telgen). This critic uses the example of the con men’s scam to show just how evil they really are. The con men also sell Huck’s friend Jim to a man for $40 for alcohol. “No! That old fool sold him, and never divided with me, and the money’s gone,” (Twain 219). This quote shows the reader just how pathetic the King is. The King sells Huck’s friend Jim for booze and he does not even share the money with his partner. The king is a very hateful, conceited man who will do anything to get his way. A critic from Novels for Students shows their audience how filthy the con men are with this act of hate. “The King and Duke