The craziness continues with Pap.. This man is just off his nut. I'd like to know why he's lashing out like he is. Is there a reason? Maybe Pap's dad was a psychopath, too, and that's where he gets it from. Hmm.. We already read that he is an abusive alcoholic, but now he has decided to demand money from his child, who is about eight years old? Ten? Pap needs a serious reality check, in my opinion. Oh, also, he kidnapped Huck, and locked the innocent little kid up in a riverside shack in the middle of the woods - why he thinks that is going to help his situation, I have no idea. With that big of an impact on Huck, I was surprised to find out that Pap died so early in the story. There's a common theme with the angels and demons, when Pap is dreaming of being chased by the angel of death.. I wonder where that came from; and it's the same with the superstitions. Jim talks about superstitions of his people. For example, the birds and their hopping and how it supposedly means that it is going to rain. I have to give quite a bit of credit to Huck. He's very smart for his age (which is a bit strange since he doesn't really want to go to school or learn); the entire scene where he fakes his death so he can run away is genius. He did a lot of problem solving and decision making, and he did a very well job with it (it kind of makes me think of NCIS and CSI - my parents like those shows, so I guess you could say I'm an expert). I'm glad he escaped and found that island, and it's probably a good thing that Jim's there, too. I bet they're going to become the best of friends, and it's nice that they can keep each other company. Also - something random - I thought it was funny that Huck's disguise for going into town was dressing up as a girl (mostly due to playing dress up with my best childhood friend - who is a male). I also wonder about that, though. Why get dressed up as a girl? It can't be that hard to look different enough that people won't recognize you, Huck. I guess this was a different time period, though, so maybe it wasn't as easy to do back then.