Based on this excerpt from mark twain’s the adventures of tom sawyer, how does huckleberry finn differ from tom sawyer? shortly tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, huckleberry finn, son of the town drunkard. huckleberry was cordially hated and dreaded by all the mothers of the town, because he was idle and lawless and vulgar and bad—and because all their children admired him so, and delighted in his forbidden society, and wished they dared to be like him. tom was like the rest of the respectable boys, in that he envied huckleberry his gaudy outcast condition, and was under strict orders not to play with him. so he played with him every time he got a chance. huckleberry was always dressed in the cast-off clothes of full-grown men, and they were in perennial bloom and fluttering with rags. his hat was a vast ruin with a wide crescent lopped out of its brim; his coat, when he wore one, hung nearly to his heels and had the rearward buttons far down the back; but one suspender supported his trousers; the seat of the trousers bagged low and contained nothing, the fringed legs dragged in the dirt when not rolled up. a. tom is respected by society, whereas huckleberry is not. b. huckleberry finn loves adventure, while tom is more of a homebody. c. huckleberry finn is street smart, whereas tom is bookish. d. huckleberry finn is wise, while tom is naïve. e. huckleberry loves his freedom, while tom loves feeling safe and secure.