Audrey, 

     Most of your paper on Huck Finn is really good, but I have an issue with your opening
   paragraph.  Rephrasing Twain's "deformed conscience/sound heart" contrast as 
   "environment/genetics" is understandable from a psychological perspective.  But as you 
   apparently realized as you were writing, that means that you have to "punt" on saying whether 
   Twain really comes down on one side or the other.  The problem is that by rephrasing things 
   that way, you are taking the whole question out of the context that Twain was thinking of.
   And since Twain wouldn't have thought of the question that way, it is natural that he wouldn't
   have a clear-cut answer to your form of the question.  Huck's "sound heart" isn't obviously 
   the result of either environmental influences or his genetic makeup; the emergence of that 
   sound heart over the course of the story essentially has to be a result of a combination 
   of the two.  I would say it's Huck's innate decency responding to the situations he experiences 
   as part of his trip with Jim.  So I think a different opening would have been more effective 
   as an introduction to your paper.  

     But after that, things get much better!  The strongest point of your essay is that you 
   have really dug into the text and identified most of the places where Twain shows Huck's 
   "sound heart" overcoming his "deformed conscience."  You have done a very good job tracing 
   how that develops over the course of the story.  You also clearly understand what Twain
   meant by Huck's "deformed conscience" and you explain that well.  

     Your writing is generally strong, but there are a few awkward sentences and slips here and
   there.  For example, going from page 3 over to page 4:  "Huck is able to transform from a 
   person who is influenced by society into someone who is more attune to his heart and feelings."
   "Transform" is usually transitive (takes a direct object).  You mean "Huck transforms himself."
   Also "attune" should be "attuned."  The next sentence, "From this perspective, Huck’s journey 
   is equally important to his destination" is awkward.  Something like " ... Huck's journey 
   is just as important as his destination" would be better.  

   Content/Evidence -- A-

   Structure/Mechanics -- A-