Mark Twain is considered the father of American Literature. He has written many stories over the years that have changed literature, and society as we know it. Twain uses his ability as a writer to connect his characters together by their characteristics. Some are similar, while some show subtle differences. Huckleberry Finn is one of the many stories written by Mark Twain. The story starts out in the mid-1800s, where slavery was legal. The main characters are Huck Finn, the child of the town drunk, and Jim, a slave. Throughout the story, Huck and Jim are displayed as dynamic characters through learning the value of friendship and not conforming to social demands. Huck is a clever and creative teenager. Towards the beginning of the story,
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In this story, he tells about The Mesmerizer, and how he became a part of the show. At first, he could not “go under.” Yet, after a while of trying, Twain pretended to be mesmerized. Later on in the story, he tells his perspective of what happened in the acts and his truth behind them. Mark Twain portrays himself to be a quick-witted, young boy. When The Mesmerizer was trying to mentally transfer something in Twain’s head, he quickly came up with something. He describes his actions: “I crept stealthily and impressively toward the table, with a dark and murderous scowl on my face, copied from a popular romance, seized the revolver suddenly, flourished it, shouted the bully’s name, jumped off the platform and made a rush for him and chased him out of the house before the paralyzed people could interfere to save him” (Twain 640). In both stories, Huck and Twain use their quick-wittedness and creative minds to trick people into believing their …show more content…
In both stories, they have a “companion” character with them. Jim is Huck’s companion, and Hicks is Twain’s companion. Huck learns how to value Jim as a friend. When he first finds Jim on the island, he is delighted to have someone else with him. Huck describes his thoughts: “I was ever so glad to see Jim. I warn't lonesome now. I told him I warn't afraid of him telling the people where I was. I talked along, but he only set there and looked at me; never said nothing” (Twain 41). However, Twain continuously despises Hicks throughout the story. Hicks is a character in The Mesmerizer that Twain strongly dislikes because he “wasn’t worth a tallow dip.” This meant that he was not good at what he was doing. Twain expresses his feelings toward Hicks: “Whatever Hicks had failed in, I made it a point to succeed in, let the cost be what it might, physically or morally” (Twain 639). In both of these texts, the differences between the characters’ mindsets. Huck grows to be more mature, while Twain neglects to accept Hicks. By the ends of the stories, however, they own up to their
In this story, he tells about The Mesmerizer, and how he became a part of the show. At first, he could not “go under.” Yet, after a while of trying, Twain pretended to be mesmerized. Later on in the story, he tells his perspective of what happened in the acts and his truth behind them. Mark Twain portrays himself to be a quick-witted, young boy. When The Mesmerizer was trying to mentally transfer something in Twain’s head, he quickly came up with something. He describes his actions: “I crept stealthily and impressively toward the table, with a dark and murderous scowl on my face, copied from a popular romance, seized the revolver suddenly, flourished it, shouted the bully’s name, jumped off the platform and made a rush for him and chased him out of the house before the paralyzed people could interfere to save him” (Twain 640). In both stories, Huck and Twain use their quick-wittedness and creative minds to trick people into believing their …show more content…
In both stories, they have a “companion” character with them. Jim is Huck’s companion, and Hicks is Twain’s companion. Huck learns how to value Jim as a friend. When he first finds Jim on the island, he is delighted to have someone else with him. Huck describes his thoughts: “I was ever so glad to see Jim. I warn't lonesome now. I told him I warn't afraid of him telling the people where I was. I talked along, but he only set there and looked at me; never said nothing” (Twain 41). However, Twain continuously despises Hicks throughout the story. Hicks is a character in The Mesmerizer that Twain strongly dislikes because he “wasn’t worth a tallow dip.” This meant that he was not good at what he was doing. Twain expresses his feelings toward Hicks: “Whatever Hicks had failed in, I made it a point to succeed in, let the cost be what it might, physically or morally” (Twain 639). In both of these texts, the differences between the characters’ mindsets. Huck grows to be more mature, while Twain neglects to accept Hicks. By the ends of the stories, however, they own up to their