1. Guilt and Greed in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
After the men leave, Huck says, "I knowed very well I had done wrong, and I see it waren't no use for me to try to learn to do right" (69). ... This makes Huck feel so bad he steals the money back from the King and Duke and hides it in the coffin so the three sisters would eventually find it. Huck is faced with guilt many times in the novel and does not realize that his own instincts are more morally correct than those around him. ... They do this to get the inheritance left behind by Wilks. ... While Huck and his Pap are arguing about Huck's money, his Pap says, "It don't ma...
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- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School