Many superstitions can be prompted by misunderstandings of causality or statistics" (Haun). Superstitions take the place of reason, where no other explanation is possible. The explanation that is ultimately accepted is one that's based on one's own experiences and travels. In the first chapter, Huck sees a spider crawling up his shoulder, so he flicks it off into the flame of a candle...
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Before he could get it out, it was already shriveled up. Huck needed no one to tell him that it was a bad sign and would give him bad luck. This whole event scared Huck so he shook his clothes off, and turned in his tracks three times. He then tied a lock of his hair with a thread to keep the witches away...
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huck finn It's like back when they don't have security, and such, like in today's world. They could do stupid stuff and get away with it (like the saying "Getting away with murder")...	2 / 308
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Debate That is why it should be read in schools across the United States.	1 / 276
religion Pap came to visit him one night and expressed his negative thoughts on school and religion. "First you know you'll get religion, too. I never see such a son" (Twain 20)...	2 / 412
Huck Finn The main point that Twain makes is that Southern life is not as glorious as it's made out to be. We can tell this be several ironies between the way Southern life was depicted and the way Twain describes them...	2 / 328
Superstition in Huck Finn Many superstitions can be prompted by misunderstandings of causality or statistics" (Haun). Superstitions take the place of reason, where no other explanation is possible...	5 / 1224
What is the role of the river in The adventures of Huckleberry Finn? The river surely seems to do this in Huck's adventure, casting them into unsuspected adventures, introducing them to odd new people. Huck and Jim also come across problems that they need to figure out on the fly, problems that seemingly come from nowhere...	2 / 519
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