In the book Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twin, Miss Watson is an individual who is seen as being irritating and strict because she was never married. She also takes religion very seriously and believes in slavery. Miss Watson represents the values of society. She is seen as this because she yells at Huck all the time and never believes a word he says. She also thinks that Huck is a mischievous boy who is never well behaved. .
We know that Miss Watson is strict because she always tells Huck to act like a civilized child. When Huck isn't doing what a sophisticated child should do, Miss Watson gets upset with him and says things like, "Don't put your feet up there Huckleberry"; and "Don't scrunch up like that, Huckleberry - set up straight- (Twain 2). Miss Watson does this because she feels it is right for Huckleberry and she wants to teach him manners, but he sees it as a bad thing. Miss Watson is also irritating. Huck is often irritated by how Miss Watson treats him. We see this when Huck says that, "Miss Watson she kept pecking at me, and it got tiresome and lonesome." (Twain 3). .
Miss Watson also takes religion very seriously. This is shown when Huckleberry pokes fun at religion and Hell and Miss Watson becomes very angry. "The she told me about the bad place, and I said I wished I was there. She got mad then- (Twain 2).
She also had views on slavery. She is shown to believe in slavery because she owns slaves. Jim is one of Miss Watson's slaves.
Miss Watson is portrayed this way because she is what is known as a spinster, and spinster's had the reputation of being harsh and not very motherly.
