Searching for an indignant tone can be easy. Anything that makes the writer feel aggravated at something is a heads up. In addition, if the writer criticizes something a lot that might be a clue of an indignant tone in the passage. At times you might have to “read between the lines” to understand the tone but most of the time an indignant tone can be spotted easily. Finally, the writer can use satire or irony as a form to demonstrate an indignant tone. Words such as annoyed, aggravated, furious, or ticked off can lead you to assume that the writer has an indignant tone.

In this passage, Huck states he is tired of people, Aunt Sally, trying to turn him into someone he is not. He uses the words “reckon” which mainly stands for “I have to admit.” He defiantly makes it clear that he cannot stand her trying to discipline him as if he were a dog, or pet, by using the phrase “I can’t stand it.” Obliviously this means he is annoyed by Aunt Sally and her efforts to change him by “sivilizing” him. In the end, Huck learns to deal with Aunt Sally and her crazy ideas by moving to the West where he can start over and be more like himself.