01/09/2026 Character Relationships Wayground Lesson

Friendship across racial divide with mutual protection

Strict authority figure with constant criticism

Childhood friends with different values and adventures

Abusive relationship with fear and violence present

how characters connect, interact, and affect each other

the physical descriptions of characters in the story

where each character lives and what they eat for meals

the number of times characters appear in each chapter

dialogue between characters and their facial expressions

body language and proximity of characters to each other

the author's full biography printed on the back cover

actions characters take for or against each other

Huck values rules and romance, while Tom values freedom and practicality.

Huck learns from books and fantasy, while Tom learns from real experience.

Huck grows morally throughout the story, while Tom remains relatively unchanged.

Huck values freedom and practicality, while Tom values rules and romance.

Ignore visual clues

Provide evidence from the story

Skip reading the questions

Be vague about character interactions

New character interactions

Vocabulary in context

The author's biography

The book's publication date