The word journey is defined as, “An act of traveling from one place to another.” In the book, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” journey means much more than that. There are three main characters that are introduced, Huck Finn, a young boy who lost his mother and his drunk father abandoned him and left him with two women to take care of him. The second is Pap, his drunk father, who comes back to take Huck because he believes that he has money now. The third is Jim, a slave who is about to be sold, but he doesn’t want to be because he needs to find his family. Mark Twain wrote this novel to show their journey to freedom, taking them on adventures all over the United States in search for a new life for Huck and a new life for Jim with his family.
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Watson. He had clean clothes and a clean house, he went to school and church, they made sure he was respectful and had manners. He had everything he needed till Pap found out he had money and decides to come back to town and try to get it from Huck. Widow Douglas and Miss Watson don’t just want to give Huck over to Pap because they know how Pap is, but the new judge in town doesn’t know and gives custody back to Pap. “When he got out the new judge said he was going to make a man of him.” (30) Meaning that the judge thinks he can change Pap from his ways, thinks he can make Pap a free man from his drunken bad ways, but soon finds out that he can’t. “The judge he felt kind of sore. He said he reckoned a body could reform the old man with a shotgun, maybe, but he didn’t know no other way.” (31) The judge says this after knowing that you can’t change Pap. Huck knows the only reason that Pap wants him now is because of the money, although there is nothing Huck can do because he can’t have his money till he is 18, Pap decides to take him
Watson. He had clean clothes and a clean house, he went to school and church, they made sure he was respectful and had manners. He had everything he needed till Pap found out he had money and decides to come back to town and try to get it from Huck. Widow Douglas and Miss Watson don’t just want to give Huck over to Pap because they know how Pap is, but the new judge in town doesn’t know and gives custody back to Pap. “When he got out the new judge said he was going to make a man of him.” (30) Meaning that the judge thinks he can change Pap from his ways, thinks he can make Pap a free man from his drunken bad ways, but soon finds out that he can’t. “The judge he felt kind of sore. He said he reckoned a body could reform the old man with a shotgun, maybe, but he didn’t know no other way.” (31) The judge says this after knowing that you can’t change Pap. Huck knows the only reason that Pap wants him now is because of the money, although there is nothing Huck can do because he can’t have his money till he is 18, Pap decides to take him