huck finn response (7-13)

Huck was influenced by Tom because Tom taught Huck how to be bold and how to not back down. Tom showed Huck new thongs and showed how to be tough. Huck looks up to Tom because sees how Tom carries himself and he wishes he carried himself like how Tom does. Tom helps Huck with his problems and helps Huck see the brighter side of the situation. "I says to myself, Tom Sawyer wouldn't back down now, and so I won't either."

Huck is influenced by Widow Douglas because she basically was only one that took care of Huck. She would keep Huck out of trouble and taught him his right from wrong. Huck maybe didn’t like Widow that much, but he looked up to her for certain issues and in certain cases when he knew that Douglas would have good advice. Widow would show Huck how to not be ignorant and to have education, and how to have manners. "but the widow said it warn't anything but a soft name for stealing, and no decent body would do it."

Huck is influenced by Pap because Pap is his father and even though he doesnt see Pap tat much he still looks up to him in a way. Pap maybe a drunk and uneducated but Huck stiil sees him as his father, and listens to some of the thing that Pap says. Pap sometimes give advice to Huck, its not always good advice but its better than nothing to Huck. Pap is Huck's dad so Huck still finds whatever Pap has to say to be important, or somewhat useful."Pap always said, take a chicken when you get a chance, because if you don't want him yourself you can easy find somebody that does, and a good deed ain't ever forgot."

Huck was influenced by Jim because Jim is one of Huck's new closest friends. Jim sometimes treats Huck as if he is son, he looks after Huck in away. Jim protects Huck becuase he's been through alot more than Huck has and knows what's best for Huck. Jim is someone that Huck can talk to and Jim is able to give Huck advice on how he feels about what Huck tells him. Huck can trust Jim with anything, he's a good person and shows Huck how to be respectful and caring."De man ain't asleep-he's dead. You hold still-I'll go en see."-Jim quotes

Reader Response 1: Huck Finn (1 - 6)

Government

"Call this givment! why, just look at it and see what it's like. here's the law a-standing ready to take a man's son away from him-a man's own son, which he has had all the trouble and all the anxiety and all the expense of raising. Yes, just as that man has got that son raised at last, and the law up and goes for him. And they call that givment!(ch.6, p.20, par. 2) I think that what Pap is tring to say is that, the government comes and takes this man's son away after he's tried his hardest to make sure that nothing like this would ever have to happen. He did everything to raise his son the best way possible, but still the government takes him away fron his son. When the government to suppose help him keep his son.

I think that Pap has a good point i agree with on the government. An example is how the government is now, how the United States is the only country that doesn't give the people free medications that they need to survive, people are dying because they dont have the money to pay for their medications. Still the government does nothing about the prices. I think that the government doesnt care about what's best for us they just care about themselves, and want to steal our money from us.

I think that Mark Twain doesn't like the government because of the way he talked about them in the the story. Mark Twain doesnt think that the government does their job right or how the government is suppose to be like.He probably doesnt like the government because he may have had a bad experience with them in his childhood. Twain maybe wa taken away from his parents when he was younger, and that's why he had the guy in the story have his children taken away.