Huckleberry’s quest for freedom was acknowledged at the beginning of the novel. He was faced …show more content…
Tom Sawyer, Huck’s friend inspired him to be free. Tom Sawyer was very imaginative and adventurous, Huck admired that about him. Often times Tom would do whatever he want or persuade his peers to do very imaginative objectives. Throughout the novel Huck would refer to Tom sawyer whenever he was in a sticky situations. Right before Huckleberry planned to escape he said to himself, “I did wish Tom Sawyer was there; I knowed he would take an interest in this kind of business, and throw in the fancy touches. Nobody could spread himself like Tom Sawyer in such a thing as that.”
(Twain 41). Tom was a big brother figure and a role model for Huck, he would think of what Tom would do before he’d do something. Frequently Huck would mention Tom into situation. After Huck fixed a problem, he said “I felt very good; I judged I had done it pretty neat—I reckoned Tom Sawyer couldn’t a done it no neater himself. Of course he would a throwed more style into it, but I can’t do that very handy, not being brung up to it” (Twain 189). Tom Sawyer wasn’t in every part of the novel, but his presence was there.
Mark Twain emphasized on the importance of freedom in the novel. He showed the importance of it by showing characters in situations where they’re free and in situations where they weren’t in control of themselves. Huckleberry was one of those characters and he made a treacherous journey to