Examples Of Foils In Huck Finn

Based on their interactions in chapters and three, it is established that Huck and Tom are foils for each other. These characters actions and traits contrast one another in a way that it gives the readers a better understanding of not only the characters, but also of the novel itself. So, it's evident in these first few chapters that Tom tends to great stock into literary models, Huck is as skeptical regarding that as he is with religion, amongst other things. Now, although Huck and Tom are technically set up as foils for each other, they do still have traits in common as well. One of them being the rambunctious, naive boyishness; they so much enjoy the foul language that they're capable of speaking, and pranks that the adult world would typically