Jan 6, 2010

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis

New Characters
Huckleberry Finn: the protagonist and narrator

Widow Douglas: Huck’s guardian

Miss Watson: the widow’s sister

Tom Sawyer: Huck’s best friend

Summary
Huck Finn introduces himself as a character who has already appeared in Mark Twain’s earlier novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He briefly reviews the end of Tom Sawyer’s story, reminding the reader how he and Tom found money that robbers had hidden in a cave. Judge Thatcher has invested the money for them, six thousand dollars...