Introduction In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck has many superstitions. Superstitions are beliefs or practices that try to explain and determine the unknown. Some superstitions Huck uses his own opinions to determine if he thinks they are true. Other superstitions he believes in because his surroundings tell him they are true. Many of the story's superstitions are similar to today's superstitions.
A Hair ball can tell the future
Jim tells Huckleberry that a hair ball can tell the future. Huck believes him and asks the hairball what "Pa" is going to do now that he has returned to town. The reason that Huck believes Jim is that perhaps he is desperate for answers.
The Modern Hairball
The hairball is equivalent to the …show more content…
Miss Watson stops him before he can. Huck feels that this will bring him bad luck.
Modern way to prevent bad luck
While some may be ashamed to speak about, people today ward off back luck by walking around ladders instead of going through them. Like Huck, some say they do it “just in case.”
Birds Predicting the Weather
When Jim sees some birds flying a certain way, he says that it is a sign that it will rain soon. At first, Huck does not believe him until it does actually rain.
Modern Way to Predict Rain
Today, some people think that when a cat stares out a window, that rain will soon come. Perhaps people think that the whiskers of a cat are sensitive to know if rain is coming.
Superstitions Today There are just as many superstitions in the book and in real life. In the modern world, not many people completely believe in superstitions but, like Huck, they do it “just in case”. Also, like Huck, many children believe in superstitions. For example, the rhyme “Step on a crack and you’ll break your mother’s back”. Huck takes superstitions like this seriously while children in the modern world make it into a game. Superstitions have a unique part in The Adventurous of Huckleberry Finn and the modern
A Hair ball can tell the future
Jim tells Huckleberry that a hair ball can tell the future. Huck believes him and asks the hairball what "Pa" is going to do now that he has returned to town. The reason that Huck believes Jim is that perhaps he is desperate for answers.
The Modern Hairball
The hairball is equivalent to the …show more content…
Miss Watson stops him before he can. Huck feels that this will bring him bad luck.
Modern way to prevent bad luck
While some may be ashamed to speak about, people today ward off back luck by walking around ladders instead of going through them. Like Huck, some say they do it “just in case.”
Birds Predicting the Weather
When Jim sees some birds flying a certain way, he says that it is a sign that it will rain soon. At first, Huck does not believe him until it does actually rain.
Modern Way to Predict Rain
Today, some people think that when a cat stares out a window, that rain will soon come. Perhaps people think that the whiskers of a cat are sensitive to know if rain is coming.
Superstitions Today There are just as many superstitions in the book and in real life. In the modern world, not many people completely believe in superstitions but, like Huck, they do it “just in case”. Also, like Huck, many children believe in superstitions. For example, the rhyme “Step on a crack and you’ll break your mother’s back”. Huck takes superstitions like this seriously while children in the modern world make it into a game. Superstitions have a unique part in The Adventurous of Huckleberry Finn and the modern