Huck Might Have Become a River Boat Captain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi were both written by Mark Twain. However, they were written at different times in his life. This obviously affects the type of voice and themes present in the two stories. Keeping this in mind it is essential to compare and analyze these differences present in each of the stories. In the passage from Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain …showed first 75 words of 624 total…

…showed last 75 words of 624 total…the river that the captain has, and does not know that he should be afraid. The river is by no means new to Huck, but the overwhelming sense of freedom and adventure on the river is and he enjoys experiencing and thinking that it is the ultimate experience. In a way I think that the captain could be Huck when he has gotten much older and has been living on the river his entire life.