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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Quotes

"I heard that kind of a sound that a ghost makes when it wants to tell about something that's on its mind and can't make itself understood, and so can't rest easy in its grave, and has to go about that way every night grieving."

Before this section of the reading, Huck Finn speaks of his loneliness. This quote is about Huck Finn trying to find himself. He is comparing himself to the ghost who wanders alone trying to preach an unknown message that even he doesn't know. Huck Finn feels like he doesn't know what to do. He knows generally what he likes and dislikes, but doesn't know how to go about using that information. I have a feeling that this is setting up for the rest of the story in that he doesn't know what do with himself so he feels pressure to join the gang because it is different than what happens at home.


"Do you want to go to doing different from what's in the books, and get things all muddled up?"

Tom Sawyer subconsiously feels pressure to live up to what he reads in the books. Since Tom is the leader of the gang, I predict that Huck Finn will begin to look up to him and find a sense of adventure. While Huck looks up to Tom, they both are unsure of who they are as shown by Tom looking for guidance. This will create a bond between the two and in their adventures they will find not only new experiences but also themselves.