"Then the old man go to cussing, and cussed everything and everybody he could think of" (Twain 35).
2.) skiff - (n.) any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person (dictionary.com)
"So he locked me in and took the skiff and started off towing the raft about half-past three" (42).
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1.) "This shook me up considerable, because I didn't want to go back to the widow's any more and be so cramped up and sivilized[sic], as they call it" (35).In this quote, Huck denounces the lifestyle he had with Ms. Watson. While with Ms. Watson, he was more civilized and regulated than with his father, and was allowed an education. Huck likes his life with his father in the woods for one reason. With his father, he has more independence. He and his father fish and hunt for food together, and when his father is drunk, Huck could do whatever he wanted. Yet, Huck felt a bit restricted with his father. Sometimes, his father would go out to town and lock Huck indoors for perhaps three days at a time. To be indoors with absolutely nothing to do must be unbearable. Yet, Huck's free spirit makes the most of the opportunity. He finds a saw in his house and saws a hole behind some provisions so that he could leave the house when he wanted to. When he made the hole, he had another plan, which was to leave his father. Huck never appreciated when his father got drunk, came after his money, or locked him indoors. His obvious solution to remedy those problems was to leave his father entirely, and even avoid being taken in by Ms. Watson. Huck planned to sail away in a skiff he found to a desolate island and live off the land there, and he did just that.
2.) "I judged I'd hide her good, and then, stead of taking to the woods when I run off, I'd go down the river about fifty mile and camp in one place for good, and not have such a rough time tramping on foot" (41).
This quote comes in when Huck plans his escape from his father. When this quote is introduced, Huck finds a skiff and resolves to tell his father about it, since it was worth ten dollars. Yet, the above quote is Huck's refutation of his previous thoughts. He knew that his father would buy whiskey with any money he could get his hands on. Instead, he planned to use the boat to escape his abusive father and make a living on his own at a desolate island. This is Huck's free spirit at its best. Normally, a child of his age would fear being separated from their parents or guardians. If they were, they would probably not survive long on their own. Yet, Huck is inventive. He has a boat ready, and even brings plenty of supplies with him to make a decent living, but only for so long. Also, his hunting and fishing skills he learned with his father could do him some good. Most children of his age would not think of doing what he did unless instructed through preparation and survival techniques. Huck was trained in those areas because of his upbringing with his father, and Huck then decided to put his skills to the test by leaving his father altogether. Now that Huck has come this far, hopefully he will not be misguided by his imagination, or will encounter others who might give him trouble.
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