Very Superstitious...

Twain is recognized as an author of the realist movement. He uses a light-hearted, humorous tone to depict the realities of society as he perceived it. We certainly have superstitions in our own day and age, but the extent to which Huck's actions, hopes, and fears rely on superstition is shocking. In Chapter II it becomes evident that Jim also looks to superstition. However, characters like the Widow Douglas and Miss Watson do not seem to indulge those folk traditions. It poses the question whether superstitious tendencies typically accompany certain social classes. Moreover, what the Widow and Miss Watson do embrace is religion, specifically a Christian view of the world. It might be worth investigating whether different social classes tend toward different means of interpreting reality.