The most significant conflict from the first fifteen
chapters is the one that pits Huck against his father. Huck is abused, verbally and
physically, by his drunken father, Pap Finn.
Pap wants to
take over the upbringing of his son and find a way to get Huck's money. Huck is
endangered by his father and so must escape from him.
This
external conflict leads Huck to devise a plan to fake his own death and head down the
river.
An internal conflict that appears in these early
chapters relates to Huck's moral dilemma. When Huck meets Jim on the island and hears
Jim's story, he realizes that he is going to have to choose sides. He wil either side
with Jim, keeping his secret and helping his run away, or he will side with "society",
agreeing with its laws and morals and turning Jim in.
Huck
is divided about what the right thing to do is in this situation. He chooses to side
with Jim but remains conflicted.
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