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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Rules and Order Quotes Page 9
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #25 "But we won't LET you walk – it wouldn't be Southern hospitality to do it. Come right in." (33.37) |
The Phelps family seems to base all of their actions on southern tradition: from small gestures like hospitality to larger actions like owning slaves. Twain seems to be pointing out that some traditions are harmless and even to be applauded (hospitality) and therefore worth keeping, while others (slavery) are morally corrupt and need to be discarded. It seems that Twain is saying blind faith in tradition alone is not a good way to go.
| Quote #26 …and at last, still talking along, he reached over and kissed Aunt Sally right on the mouth, and then settled back again in his chair comfortable, and was going on talking; but she jumped up and wiped it off with the back of her hand, and says: |
Aunt Sally’s ideas about right and wrong are deeply ingrained.
| Quote #27 "Well, the nigger unlocked the padlock when he went in, and he locked it again when he came out. He fetched uncle a key about the time we got up from table – same key, I bet. Watermelon shows man, lock shows prisoner; and it ain't likely there's two prisoners on such a little plantation, and where the people's all so kind and good. Jim's the prisoner. All right – I'm glad we found it out detective fashion; I wouldn't give shucks for any other way. Now you work your mind, and study out a plan to steal Jim, and I will study out one, too; and we'll take the one we ike the best." (34.12) |
While Huck’s own system of rules has evolved over the course of the story, Tom’s has not.
