Huck Finn dislikes civilization so much because it is so
confining and, in his mind, worries about things of no importance. In chapter one, the
Widow Douglas takes him in. Right away, Huck's life changes when she starts educating
him. The Widow Douglas begins reading the Bible to him, and Huck is enjoying the story
of Moses...until...he finds out that Moses is dead and has been dead a long time. This
ruins the story for him because Huck sees little purpose in hearing about a dead guy.
Huck is a common sense, black and white kind of boy. If it doesn't make clear sense, he
sees little point in thinking about or doing
something.
Huck also detests rules, and at the Widow
Douglas there are many rules. Huck has to eat dinner at a specific time, has to say
grace before eating, is not allowed to smoke, and must learn spelling. This is
completely different from the wilder life he led earlier. Prior to the Wido Douglas,
Huck ate whenever and did whatever whenever he wanted to. He even chooses to sleep
outside often before it get cold.
Clear Huck feels trapped
and wants to be as free as he was at the beginning of the book.
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