Question

After Huck's talk with Mary Jane, she says she'll pray for him. Huck thinks: "Pray for me! I reckoned if she knowed me she'd take a job that was more nearer her size." Explain this statement by describing how Huck views himself and his behavior in general.
Book is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Answer 1

Throughout Huck's adventures, he is put into numerous situations where he must look within himself and use his own judgement to make decisions that will effect the morals of which Huck will carry with him throughout his life. Throughout the book there is the recurring theme of Friend v. Society. This is a main moral decision that Huck is forced to make a few times in his journey.