![]() It is not incidental that it is Miss Watson who owns Jim and not the Widow Douglas, and Huck continues to question religion and the rules of his society. Through Huck, Twain is exploring his own reservations about religion and its ties to the institution of slavery. More important, Huck's struggle compares and contrasts the religions of the Widow Douglas and Miss Watson as he begins to see that religion is practiced differently by his guardians. ![]() Because Huck takes everything at face value, he cannot understand the concept of prayer or "spiritual gifts." He does not reject religion, but his literal mindset has difficulty with beliefs that, on the surface, appear to be impractical or untrue. He contemplates the concept of prayer and wonders why, if someone can get anything, he cannot get any fish-hooks, the widow cannot reclaim her stolen silver snuff-box, and Miss Watson cannot "fat up"? The humorous moment is another example of Huck's literal approach to his surroundings. When Miss Watson tells Huck he can receive anything he wants through prayer, the literal Huck believes he can receive fishing gear. In Chapter 3, the practical Huck again struggles to understand religion. The Tom Sawyer Gang disbands because the only adventure they have is attempting to rob a Sunday-school picnic. Because the body was floating on his back, the superstitious Huck does not believe it is Pap and worries that the violent Pap will show up again. She makes Huck pray for the next few days, and Huck does not understand why the fishhooks he prays for never arrive.ĭuring this time, Huck is told that his father, Pap Finn, has been found drowned in the river. ![]() Miss Watson explains to Huck that, through prayer, he can have anything he wants. The next day, Huck receives a scolding from Miss Watson because of his dirty clothes, but the Widow Douglas does not reproach him at all.
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