In chapter 1 of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the main character Huck Finn seems to be uninterested in life and the norms of society. He seems to view society's norms and expectations as unnecessary. Huck’s tone towards traditional society is one of laziness and disinterest. He does not wish to be forced into societal norms. For example, he describes how Miss Watson tries to make him pray and go to school, which he finds useless and boring. He acts like this when he says "She put me in them new clothes again, and I couldn't do anything but sweat and sweat, and feel all cramped up." Twain, William H. (1984). Twain's choice of words and syntax help to further develop Huck's tone