In the controversial novel, Adventures of Huckleberry, written by Mark Twain, portrays a unique relationship between a slave, Jim, and the narrator, Huck Finn. The novel takes place in the 1830’s in Missouri, Illinois. In the 1830’s era, slavery was legal at the time. Both Huck and Jim endeavor a long and treacherous journey to grasp their objective up north, Cairo. A place where Jim can be a free man. But the task is certainly not easy. The two go through many hardships together. Whether it would be risking their lives for one another, external conflicts with other characters in the novel, or internal conflicts within themselves, is still proven to make up the amazing relationship that Huckleberry Finn and Jim held. Huckleberry Finn viewed
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Documents E and F is driven to prove that. In document E, Huck says, “...And then think of me! It would get all around, that Huck Finn helped a n***** get his freedom….The more I studied about this, the more my conscience went to grinding me, and the more wicked and low-down and ornery I got to feeling”. In this document, Huck wanted to write a letter to Jim’s owner, Mrs. Watson. He also had a balance between his good and bad morals which are based on whether he should help a slave, or turn him in based on society’s standards. Huck even said the racial slang, which is proof as to him viewing Jim as a slave. He knew the whole entire purpose was to get a slave to freedom. Also, in document F, Huck states, “...It was the most astonishing speech I ever heard- and I’m bound to say Tom Sawyer fell, considerable, in my estimation. Only I couldn’t believe it. Tom Sawyer, a n****** stealer!” and “...how he could help a body set a n***** free…” These two quotes from document F show how shocked Huck is that Tom would help set a slave, Jim, free. It’s shocking because in that era, it wasn’t common for people to get slaves to freedom, also it being very dangerous and risky. This shows how Jim is a slave figure to Huck because this novel is the reason why it is. The whole purpose is to set a black man free from the south, to become a free man in the
Documents E and F is driven to prove that. In document E, Huck says, “...And then think of me! It would get all around, that Huck Finn helped a n***** get his freedom….The more I studied about this, the more my conscience went to grinding me, and the more wicked and low-down and ornery I got to feeling”. In this document, Huck wanted to write a letter to Jim’s owner, Mrs. Watson. He also had a balance between his good and bad morals which are based on whether he should help a slave, or turn him in based on society’s standards. Huck even said the racial slang, which is proof as to him viewing Jim as a slave. He knew the whole entire purpose was to get a slave to freedom. Also, in document F, Huck states, “...It was the most astonishing speech I ever heard- and I’m bound to say Tom Sawyer fell, considerable, in my estimation. Only I couldn’t believe it. Tom Sawyer, a n****** stealer!” and “...how he could help a body set a n***** free…” These two quotes from document F show how shocked Huck is that Tom would help set a slave, Jim, free. It’s shocking because in that era, it wasn’t common for people to get slaves to freedom, also it being very dangerous and risky. This shows how Jim is a slave figure to Huck because this novel is the reason why it is. The whole purpose is to set a black man free from the south, to become a free man in the