Discussion Questions NOTICE - IV
1) Describe the Widow Douglas. How does Huck respond to the Moses story? What does this tell the reader about Huck's character? (Moses will be a motif in this book)
2) Discuss superstition as a motif. Provide examples.
3) Discuss Huck's view of death and the afterlife. Death is mentioned frequently in chapter 1. Why?
4) Comment on the trick Tom and Huck play on Jim.
5) "Jim was most ruined for a servant..." Discuss the significance of this quote.
6) Considering the themes listing in the objectives, comment on Tom's decision to leave 5 cents for the candles. Do you think Huck would have done the same thing? Why or why not?
7) Compare and Contrast Tom and Huck.
8) Why does Tom think it important that the gang be considered "highwaymen" rather than burglars?
9) Discuss Huck's conflict over Miss Watson's view of prayer.
10) Why does Tom Sawyer call Huck a "numskull"?
11) Comment: "I reckoned he believed in the A-rabs and the elephants, but as for me I think different. It had all the marks of a Sunday school."
12) Why does Huck want to give all the money to Judge Thatcher?
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