1. Widow Douglas' life is very proper where Finn learns to eat off a plate, wear nice clothes, and go to school. She's kind and wouldn't go as far as even hurt someone's feelings. Ms. Douglas is religious and educated Finn about Moses who she continued to point out that he was dead. Once Huckleberry found out that Moses wasn't alive and hadn't been for quite some time, he stopped caring, 'I take no stock in dead people'. This could mean that Finn only believes in what he can see, and his faith could be lacking. The fact he was more interested in learning about Moses before he knew he had already died just proves Finn's judgmental.
2. Superstition is the belief in the supernatural. Finn accidently killed a spider so his reaction was turning around three times in his tracks while crossing his breast every time, and then tied a lock of hair with thread to keep the witches away. He thought his mistake was not only a bad sign, but could also cause terrible things to happen. Another time, he spilled salt during breakfast, and when he was going to pick some up to throw it over his shoulder, Miss Watson told him to stop because he was making a mess. He said the widow put in a good word for him, but it still wouldn't keep off the bad luck. This continues to happen through the chapters.
3. Finn's view of death is his idea of freedom almost, or somewhere where they is change. He seems to think that you have to put in a lot of effort to get to the 'good place' so instead decides to not try. Bringing up death in the first chapter gives the book a set up to Finn's emotions and somewhat of how he thinks of life. He's lonesome, and is living the life he doesn't want to. It sets tone.
4. Jim thought witches took over his body and rode him all over the state. He seemed to be proud of this because every time he told the story he seemed to over-exaggerate it. Jim decided that the witches hung his hat on a limb to show who had done it.
5. He was considered ruined because he was too hung up on his story of being rode by witches and seeing the devil. People would give him 'anything' to see the 5-center piece, people were really helping him now.
6. Finn is ignorant where Tom is not. 'The nature and significance of the following human traits' and being an 'outsider' can both be themes in this circumstance. Tom is an outsider, and knows what it's like to have nothing so understands more when taking something that he at least needs to pay for it. Finn wouldn't have left the money, and instead would have just taken the candles and gone on his way.
7. Tom and Huck can both be considered adventurous outsiders, but Huck actually has some guidance to where he can make the choice to have stability in his life.
8. Tom feels like he's doing something more than just being a burglar. He's stopping carriages instead of taking things off of people's land or home or stealing things off of people's carriages as they drive by.
9. He doesn't believe prayers come true even though Miss Watson told him God would answer his prayers no matter what. He doesn't like the idea of praying for other people because he doesn't think it will help him in any way.
10. Because Huck thought that the club would be committing real crimes not playing a game. Huck doesn't realize that it was fake to begin with.
11. It's the difference between Tom's and Huck's imagination. Huck had none and Tom had apparently way more than he needed. It's ironic because children usually have great imaginations to where adults or older people lack it.
12. He thought that Judge Thatcher would keep it safe. He didn't want his dad or anyone else to get ahold of it.
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