Huck Journal 1

In Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Huck is a very interesting character that changes in his surroundings. It seems as if the place where Huck is makes a difference on how he acts. Part of that is he can never really be content on land as someone else is always trying to make him do something he does not want to. An example might be when the Widow wants him to be civilized or his father wants him to be a beggar. On land it seems as if anyone but Huck is in charge of his life. This causes a great deal of frustration in Huck because he is such a free spirited person. On the water however Huck seems a lot nicer and relaxed. On the water the only person who could influence him would be Jim but that is someone who would never try to influence him. Jim seems to be content letting Huck do whatever he pleases, though at times Jim looks out that Huck does not go to far in his adventures, but he never tries to restrain him or make him someone else. This is probably because Jim is a slave and after having people restrain him and change him into something he's not it would seem horrible to him to try to enslave Huck into a role he is not. Another part of Huck's discontent on land would be he has to constantly lie while on shore. He has to make excuses to get out of trouble and deny having money and such. At one point he has to pretend to be a girl in order to stay out of trouble. It must seem to him the land is just out to get the regular Huck Finn.