Huck And Tom Sawyer Freedom Essay

In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain, how and why does Huck have more freedom than Tom? Tom and Huck are the main characters and they are best friends. Tom and Huck are similar in many ways such as their moms have died. Aunt Polly calls Huck a “poor motherless boy” and she also tells Tom he is “my own dead sister’s boy.” Tom and Huck both have a hard life, but Huck has it harder. Huck and Tom have both lost their moms, but Huck sleeps on doorsteps, and Tom sleeps in an apartment. There are differences in both Tom and Huck in many ways such as Tom lives in an apartment in St. Petersburg in Missouri and Huck lives in people's driveways, doorsteps, and there sheds if they have one. The evidence for Tom is “ … Pleasant reward apartment.” ( page 15) The evidence for Huck is “ … He slept on doorsteps in fine weather.’’ ( page 40) They also both witnessed a murder and solved it in different ways. In the book there are differences in Tom and Huck in many ways. Since Huck’s mom dies, he has more freedom than Tom does because Tom has to live in an apartment, and Huck lives on the street.
They both are witnesses to a murder. In chapter 24 Twain writes, “Tom is acclaimed as a hero and enjoys the adulation and gratitude of Muff Potter and the rest of the town during the day. At night, however, he is tormented by visions of Injun Joe coming to kill him. Injun Joe has vanished, despite the town’s and a detective’s best efforts to locate and capture him.” In this quote it explains that Tom and Huck witnessed a murder and that Injun Joe is going to kill the doctor. They find many ways to have fun such as going on adventures. When they went on this very special adventure they found a chest full of money. This explains why they are such good partners. They both also have very hard lives but they get lucky