Huck Charcter Description
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About Huck
Huck is the main character of the story, and is only thirteen. Huck has a great imagination, almost as good as his friends Tom, which he uses to fake his death so he can run away from his dad and the Widow Douglas. Huck is also a very thoughtful, intelligent ( nature and living on your own intelligent not book smart), and willing to come to his own conclusions about very serious matters. Like when he thinks up how to fake his death. That was thoughtful, intelligent, and he arrived to a conclusion about his own matters of how to get away from his dad and the Widow Douglas.
Huck is also very realistic. For example when Miss Watson told Huck that he would get every thing he prayed for, Huck went and prayed for a worm to be on his hook. Then when he never got his worm he decided praying wasn’t all that is seemed to be. Huck is also very easily influenced especially by his very imaginative friend Tom. Like Huck went in with Tom to start a Gang that would take people hostage, rob stage coaches, and even kill people but it was all just Tom’s imagination. He is just a great kid and a great character.
About Jim
Jim is a slave that ran away cause of the fact he herd Miss Watson talking about selling him. He is Huck’s companion and gives Huck friendship. Jim is very superstitious though. Like how he believes witches exist and took his hat when really Tom played a practical joke on him. If Jim wasn’t so superstitious though he wouldn’t really entertain Huck, which is nice cause he is there to help Huck and Huck is there to help him.
In the end Jim is just like any slave he just wants Freedom that’s why him and Huck go down the Mississippi River so they can get into the area’s where there is no slavery. Jim is very accepting, like he accepted the duke and the king when they