The last ten chapters had also shown a close bond between Jim and Huck. There had been signs of Huck’s realization that he is becoming more closer to Jim throughout the story but that was never truly tested until the later half of the book. Going back again to the boys plan of freeing Jim from the hut once more, though Tom also helped free Jim, it was for a different reason so it can be properly agreed upon that he can be excluded from ever having a close bond with Jim as Huck had. As they were getting shot at Huck told Jim to "Git up and hump yourself, Jim! There ain't a minute to lose. They're after us(Huck).” David E.E. Sloane had used this quote in his supportive argument as using the word “us” as an evidence of a “,full joining of the
