Tom's a hard kid to pin down, and not just because he's always jumping fences, running off to islands, and getting lost in caves. From a moral perspective, his actions are a bit confusing. Somet...

Huck Finn means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Most of the adults in St. Petersburg think he's a menace to society; he's "cordially hated and dreaded by all the mothers in...

We all know that Injun Joe is one bad dude. The question is, why is he so bad? Why does he do the awful things he does? If we're talking strictly about motivation, then it's safe to say that there...

Joe Harper is Tom's best friend and partner in crime. Their friendship is really quite simple. The boys enjoys doing the same things: playing hooky, pretending to be Robin Hood, and just generally...

Aunt Polly can be a big old pain in Tom's neck. She scolds Tom. Sometimes she even hits him with her thimble (a punishment that seems extremely humane when compared to the schoolmaster's wicked bea...

The Welshman, also known as Mr. Jones, is a kind old man with two sons, who lives near the Widow Douglas. Huck runs to him for help after hearing Injun Joe talk about hurting the widow, and though...