Blog – Why does Huck want to help the men on the wreck? What does this show us about him?

Huck wants to help the men on the wreck so that rather then drowning they can be tried and hung. This shows that he believes strongly in people getting what they deserve and he believes strongly in justice. He may not be into religion but he does have a sense of morals and does know, for the most part, right from wrong. He feels that if someone does something wrong then they deserve to be punished and he holds this view in many cases.