The Similarities And Differences Between Huckleberry Finn And Becky Thatcher

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1) In chapter 5, I believe that the significance of the pinch bug being released during service is how it drew attention away from the actual church service going on at the time, showing how the people were more interested in the pinch bug rather than the service itself.
2) In chapter 6, the characters Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher were introduced into the story. When comparing and contrasting Tom and Huck, we can see that they are different in terms of what they can do. What Tom can do is limited by his aunt, while Huck, with a drunken father, does not have any authorities that tell him what he can’t do. Despite the difference between the two, it is quite evident that they both have a common ground in terms of belief in superstitions.

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