The stories of Huckleberry Finn and John Brady Cole had many similarities as well as differences. While the two characters are alike in many ways, they are also different. Some of the differences are the amount of trouble gone through to run away and their motivations upon leaving their homes. One of the similarities is their seemingly poor connections with their families.
John Brady Cole and Huckleberry Finn are similar based on the fact that they both ran away, while their motivations were different. Although Huck hadn’t been completely content living with the Widow Douglas, he seemed to rather that than live with his father. He didn’t like how it felt that the widow was always trying to civilize him. She had him go to school and taught him teachings from the bible. Another thing he didn’t like was that the widow insisted that he pray, because he didn’t see any benefit in it. Huckleberry’s father kidnapped him and was cruel and harsh to him. He took Huck’s money and kept him in a secluded log cabin. This being the final straw, he faked his death and ran away. John Brady Cole on the other hand, left because his mother was going to sell their Ranch. John’s grandfather died and his parents divorced. After his mother said she was selling the ranch, John tried to convince her to turn it over to him. His mother said no because he needed to stay in school. After being turned down, he didn't see any point in staying in Texas anymore so he left. Both Huck and John were both motivated to leave because of family issues and not seeing any future for themselves if they stayed. A big difference between John Brady and Huckleberry is the amount of trouble they had to go through to actually …show more content…
Huck's father was a drunk and the book does not mention Huck’s mother. Huck lived with the widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, whom he didn’t have a great connection with either. He seemed to be very close with Tom and grew a connection with Jim throughout the book, but neither were family. John was pretty close with his mother at the beginning of the book but they were still quite distant and started to grow even further apart. John’s father was a smoker and his mother was always away. The two were divorced and John’s mother had a very young boyfriend who was only two years older than John. These things probably bothered him and led him to not have a very good relationship with either of the two. Huckleberry Finn and John Brady had poor connections with their families for some of the same reasons. For example, both of their fathers had addictions. John’s father’s excessive smoking bothered John and Huck’s drunken dad often abused him. Huck’s mother is not mentioned and John’s mother rarely seems to care about him because she has no problem leaving him all the time. Altogether John Brady Cole and Huckleberry Finn had lots in common, but also shared many differences. Their motivations were different as well as the level of difficulty of running away from their homes. The thing they had most in common was their weak connections with their
John Brady Cole and Huckleberry Finn are similar based on the fact that they both ran away, while their motivations were different. Although Huck hadn’t been completely content living with the Widow Douglas, he seemed to rather that than live with his father. He didn’t like how it felt that the widow was always trying to civilize him. She had him go to school and taught him teachings from the bible. Another thing he didn’t like was that the widow insisted that he pray, because he didn’t see any benefit in it. Huckleberry’s father kidnapped him and was cruel and harsh to him. He took Huck’s money and kept him in a secluded log cabin. This being the final straw, he faked his death and ran away. John Brady Cole on the other hand, left because his mother was going to sell their Ranch. John’s grandfather died and his parents divorced. After his mother said she was selling the ranch, John tried to convince her to turn it over to him. His mother said no because he needed to stay in school. After being turned down, he didn't see any point in staying in Texas anymore so he left. Both Huck and John were both motivated to leave because of family issues and not seeing any future for themselves if they stayed. A big difference between John Brady and Huckleberry is the amount of trouble they had to go through to actually …show more content…
Huck's father was a drunk and the book does not mention Huck’s mother. Huck lived with the widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, whom he didn’t have a great connection with either. He seemed to be very close with Tom and grew a connection with Jim throughout the book, but neither were family. John was pretty close with his mother at the beginning of the book but they were still quite distant and started to grow even further apart. John’s father was a smoker and his mother was always away. The two were divorced and John’s mother had a very young boyfriend who was only two years older than John. These things probably bothered him and led him to not have a very good relationship with either of the two. Huckleberry Finn and John Brady had poor connections with their families for some of the same reasons. For example, both of their fathers had addictions. John’s father’s excessive smoking bothered John and Huck’s drunken dad often abused him. Huck’s mother is not mentioned and John’s mother rarely seems to care about him because she has no problem leaving him all the time. Altogether John Brady Cole and Huckleberry Finn had lots in common, but also shared many differences. Their motivations were different as well as the level of difficulty of running away from their homes. The thing they had most in common was their weak connections with their