HF+Characters

Character Lis who is holding Jim captive. || Huck comes to find Jim, and she mistakes him for Tom Sawyer. She takes care of Huck, and is planning on civilizing him at the end of the novel. || Huck sells his fortune to the judge after his father returns. The judge orders that Huck must stay with his father. || also abuses Huck. || First antagonist. Tries to stop Huck from learning and keeps Huck away from civilization. This leads to Hucks escape to Jackson island. ||
 * Character || Description || Role in the Story ||
 * Aunt Sally || Tom Sawyer's aunt, and Silas' wife,
 * Buck Grangerford || Huck's age; said to be the example of Huck if he had been civilized. Huck and Buck have a lot in common including their adventurious natures and imaginative minds. || Huck washes up on the shore and then meets Buck who invites Huck to live with him and his family (Grangerfords). They become pals, but Huck has to leave when he is devastated by Buck's death caused by a 30 year fued between the Grangerford's and Shepherdsons. ||
 * Colonel Sherburn || A wealthy man of the town. He is known not to be messed with. He is also very wise and has a way with words. || He is the man that kills Boggs after Boggs threatened him. Then an angy, "sheepish", mob comes to lynch him, but then leaves after Colonel Sherburn gives the most articulate speech of the novel about cowards. ||
 * Duke and King || Two con men, trick people into giving them money in the story. Very greedy people || Somewhat antagonists, they get Huck in Jim involved in some trouble with their schemes and plans to get money. In the story to point out the bad in people, and the idea that people are greedy, and immoral. ||
 * Huck Finn || A thirteen-year old, white, Missouri boy || Protagonist. Rides a raft down the Mississippi River. ||
 * Jim || a runaway slave who is seeking freedom || protagonist.He helps out Huck during their adventures. ||
 * Jim Turner || The robber on the wrecked steamboat that the other two robbers were conspiring to kill. || Huck decides to help Jim Turner by going to a ferryboat watchman to tell him his "family" is wrecked and needs help. This shows part of the beggining of Huck's maturity. ||
 * Judge Thatcher || The judge responsible for Huck and his money after his adventures with Tom ||
 * Mark Twain || auther of //Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.// Real name is Samuel Clemens || author ||
 * Pap || Huck's father, is a habitual drunk and
 * Peter Wilks || wealthy man who deceased and left a large sum of money to his family || Duke and the King pretended to be his brothers so that they could get the money that he left. ||
 * Silas Phelps || Tom Sawyer's uncle, Aunt Sally's husband || Silas is holding Jim in his shed and is going to sell him until he recieves the letters from Tom that say that Jim is going to be stolen. ||
 * Miss Watson || Jim's owner || Huck's influence that society tells him he should return Jim home or he will go to Hell ||
 * Tom Sawyer || Dreamer, reckless, comes up with crazy ideas and schemes, only cares about himself. || His role is to be a foil for Huck, to point out Huck's differences from him. ||
 * Widow Douglas || Widow Douglas is somewhat gentler in her beliefs and has more patience with the mischievous Huck. Sister of Miss Watson. || When Huck acts in a manner contrary to societal expectations, it is the Widow Douglas whom he fears disappointing. ||