Read the excerpt from chapter 5 of the adventures of huckleberry finn. "it's so. you can do it. i had my doubts when you told me. now looky here; you stop that putting on frills. i won't have it. i'll lay for you, my smarty; and if i catch you about that school i'll tan you good. first you know you'll get religion, too. i never see such a son."

what do these words by huck’s father reveal about his character?

a)he wants huck to have a better life than he himself had.
b)he does not believe that huck will succeed academically.
c)he believes that education will make huck feel superior.
d)he feels that religion is the only subject worthy of study.

A sentence by Huck’s father which reveals his character is “He believes that education will make Huck feel superior (C).  The themes raised in this novel are social issues, poverty, low educated society, slavery, and racial discrimination.

EXPLANATION  

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most famous novels in American literature. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Mark Twain, a great American writer. The novel tells the story of a boy, named Huck, who must grow up in a morally handicapped family and society.

When Huck was a little, he was kidnapped by his own father named Pap who wants his $600. Huck gets that money from the treasure that he and Tom Sawyer found in the story of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He had to fake his own death to escape from his father. Huck finally managed to escape, find a canoe that he used to raft down the Mississippi river. On his way, he met Jim, Miss Watson’s slave. They together spent day after day rafting down the river.  

The character of Huck’s father, Pap, is a person who wants to take advantage of his son. Thus, he is so afraid that Huck is smart. In the story, Pap says that he believes that education will make Huck feel superior which then reveals his true character.

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KEYWORD: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Pap, Mark Twain  

Subject: English

Class: 10-12

Subchapter: Literature

in dubai we don't have those but i would love to try it lol

i'm ganna take my horse lol jk anyway bow! hello