Judging by the first ten chapters of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Huck seems to be a very superstitious character. Multiple times throughout the first few chapters, he reacted to situations as a sign of some sort. In addition, although he believes wholeheartedly in the superstition, Huck doesn't seem to comprehend the religion being taught to him. Huck is well-informed about the common superstitions, and often seems to create his own, "I got up and turned around in my tracks three times and crossed my breast every time; and then I tied up a little lock of my hair with a threat to keep witches away. But I hadn't no confidence." (Twain, 13) Huck describes his action after killing a spider, and even after performing his superstitious actions, he felt that he didn't even know that they would help. Huck's superstition seems to guide many of his actions and seems to be a big part of his life.
In addition to being superstitious, Huckleberry Finn seems to be resourceful, despite his apparent immaturity. My impression is that Huck learned to fend for himself throughout his childhood that lacked a traditional family setting. After Huck runs away from his father, he is living in the woods, and seems to be able to provide for his own needs during the time period he is spending there. Huck seems to believe that his decision to live in the woods is an adventure rather than an escape. He seems to know how to pull together what he brought with him to help him live sufficiently, and how to avoid the people looking for him, for example, "... I got all my traps into my canoe again so as to have them out of sight, and I put out the fire and scattered the ashes around to look like an old last-year's camp, and then clumb a tree." (Twain, 47) These observations allowed me to get an impression on Huck's abilities and personality.
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