What makes huck feel abashed and uncomfortable at the funeral what does tom do when he notices hucks discomfort how does aunt polly respond what does this tell us anout the characters?

This tells us about a dominant literature character

Explanation:

In literature, characters can either be major or minor, static i.e (unchanging)  or dynamic (Capable of switching or changing role) The dominant character here is huck, which is also a static character. Tom and aunty poly are minor characters.

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”