Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Now she had got a start, and she went on and told me all about the good place. She said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever. So I didn't think much of it. But I never said so. I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight. I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together. (p. 7) The excerpt above best illustrates which theme from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
1 freedom and slavery
2 friendship and loyalty
3social injustice
4coming of age

Answer 1

The Person Above Me Is Right.

Answer 2

Answer:

The excerpt best illustrates the theme:

2. friendship and loyalty

Explanation:

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a novel by Mark Twain narrated by the main character, Huck Finn. Huck is a boy who has an abusive father. In the story, he meets Jim, a slave who has escaped, and together they run away.

In the excerpt we are analyzing here, Huck has just learned about Heaven. He is not attracted by the idea of a calm place where people just "go around all day long with a harp and sing." But what really makes Heaven undesirable is the fact that, according to Miss Watson, Huck's best friend Tom Sawyer will not go to Heaven. Tom is relieved, because he wants the two of them to be together. In other words, Huck does not think he will go to Heaven, but that is okay if Tom is not going there as well. He is loyal to his friend, so he would rather be with him. Thus, we can tell the excerpt develops the theme of friendship and loyalty.