Quotation Responses

Huckleberry Finn


1.) "There was trouble 'bout something, and then a lawsuit to settle it; and the suit went agin one of the men, and so he up and shot the man that won the suit-which he would natuarally do, of course."

The importance behind this quote coming from Buck is to help the reader have a understanding of why this shooting took place. It also aids in points of the concept of revenge. In this case Buck is trying to get Huck to understand the meaning of a feud and why this man was killed. A feud is illistrated by Buck as a quarrel with another man, so the man ends up being killed because of this. Buck says to Huck that the only way to end this feud is to kill off everyone involved so the the feud comes to an end. Buck explains this to Huck to help his understanding of why this man was killed so that it would no longer need to be debated.


2.) "He nearly cried he was so glad, but he warn't surprised. Said he swum along behind me that night, and heard me yell every time, but dasn't answer, because he didn't want nobody to pick him up and take him into slavery again."

The significance of this quote is that it reveals the inner struggle between Huck and Jim. Not only does it show Jim's devotion to staying with Huck, but it also shows Jim's thoughts. Jim was not suprised to see Huck because he knew that Huck would stay loyal to him knowing that he didn't want Jim to fall into the hands of Slavery. As far as the inner struggle goes, the quote shows the determination by Jim to avoid being captured and also shows what Jim and Huck have to go through in order to keep seeing eachother.