<span>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." It explains that Huck views himself as a high individual and his behavior is a bit bitter.</span>
Because I talked to them about how I felt after I failed my test, they comforted me.
Example: You cried to a friend about a bad grade and they told you about how smart you are. (Not sure if this was too helpful haha)
I believe Frans Kafka's story Metamorphosis is considered to be one of the first short stories written.