Chapter 31
p.161: "And I about made up my mind to pray; and see if I couldn't try to quit being the kind of a boy I was, and be better."
p.161: "He knowed it. You can't pray a lie- I found that out."
p.162: "It was awful thoughts, and awful words, but they was said."
Comments & Questions
I found the first two quotes describing the thoughts of Huck's quite interesting. Earlier in the book, Huck expressed dislike for the proper and civilized lifestyle that the Widow Douglas encouraged. Each of these thoughts suggest a change in Huck's character that shows signs of the way of life the Widow Douglas promoted. In the third quote, Mark Twain uses word repetition to create emphasis in his point.
Chapter 34
p.174: "On the road Tom he told me all about how it was reckoned I was murdered, and how pap disappeared, pretty soon, and didn't come back no more, and what a stir there was when Jim run away;and I told Tom all about our Royal Nonesuch rapscallions, and as much of the raft voyage as I had time to..."
Comments & Questions
This reunion between Huck Finn, the main character, and Tom Sawyer, a minor character and Huck's best friend, brings together one of the main themes of the book; friendship.
Chapter 35
p.180: "Anyhow, there's one thing- there's more honor in getting him out through a lot of difficulties and dangers, where there warn't one of them furnished to you by the people who it was their duty to furnish them, and you had to contrive them all out of your own head."
p.180: "Well, if that ain't just like you, Huck Finn. You can get up the infant-schooliest ways of going at a thing."
Comments & Questions
Both of these statements seemed ironic; wouldn't it be more convenient to avoid these difficulties all together, and leave them farm with a swift, clean escape?
Chapter 40
p.203: "I am one of the gang, but have got religgion and wish to quit it..."
Comments & Questions
This quote is from the letter that Tom Sawyer forged, and hid in the clothing of one of Aunt Sally's servants. The letter was supposed to be formal and adult-like; however, the wording and spelling was incorrect. I think Mark Twain included this to remind the reader of the childish qualities that Huck and Tom still maintain.
Chapter 43
p.220: "...because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can't stand it. I been there before."
Comments & Questions
I thought that this was a great was to conclude the book, because it reintroduced details that were presented in the beginning of the book. In the beginning, Huck Finn mentioned how he disliked that the Widow Douglas attempted to change his ways; the book ended with the passing of the Widow Douglas, and continuing of Aunt Sally picking up where the Widow left off.
