Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Choice #2 In the beginning of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck’s internal struggle to see Jim as human is feeble, but by the end of the novel, Huck sees Jim as an equal.
In Chapter 10 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck plays a prank on Jim. Huck’s prank is actually pretty serious. Huck finds a rattlesnake in the cavern and kills it. He curls the snake up and puts it at the bottom of Jim’s sleeping bag. Little does he know, the mate always comes back for the other. Jim is bitten and is actually pretty sick for what seemed like several days. When Jim regains his strength and is able to carry on, Huck does not admit to his prank, neither does he apologize. Unlike his original prank, Huck admits and …show more content…
He had came all this way to get Jim out of slavery when two con artists simply come along and ruin it all. Huck even cries over the fact that Jim is gone which would indicate that he sees Jim more than just property. He sees Jim as a true friend. Huck falls back into his mood where he begins to regret it all. He then writes a letter for Miss Watson to tell her where Jim is but then he stops. Huck says that Miss Watson would have been disgusted in Jim’s ungratefulness and would have sold him back down the river and he says that word would get around that Huck Finn helped a runaway slave. He also talks about Sunday school and how those who help runaway slaves burn in hell. Huck remembers all the good times he and Jim had on their journey, and how excited he was every single time he saw Huck. “‘All right, then, I’ll go to hell’-- and tore it up.” (Twain 162). When Huck ripped up the letter intended to be sent to Miss Watson, it completely changed the course of the rest of the novel and finally reassured readers that Huck saw Jim as a true friend, despite his color and the fact that he was a …show more content…
While Jim and Tom escape the shed at Silas and Sally Phelps farm when armed men are shooting at them, Tom is shot in his calf muscle. Of course, this only excited Tom even more. Huck begins to search for a doctor while Jim and Tom wait on the raft. This shows Huck that Jim is willing to sacrifice his freedom to help out Huck and Tom. Jim is later chained and treated pretty roughly until the crowd learns that he helped nurse Tom on the raft. Luckily for Jim, Tom reveals to Sally Phelps that Jim’s original owner died two months ago and in her will concluded that Jim be set free. Jim is unchained, fed, and treated much nicer that he was before. “I knowed he was white inside” (Twain 207). Huck knew all along that Jim was no different than a white man. Despite everything he had been taught growing up, he still helped Jim escape. He was willing to sacrifice his own freedom, reputation, and destiny to help
In Chapter 10 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck plays a prank on Jim. Huck’s prank is actually pretty serious. Huck finds a rattlesnake in the cavern and kills it. He curls the snake up and puts it at the bottom of Jim’s sleeping bag. Little does he know, the mate always comes back for the other. Jim is bitten and is actually pretty sick for what seemed like several days. When Jim regains his strength and is able to carry on, Huck does not admit to his prank, neither does he apologize. Unlike his original prank, Huck admits and …show more content…
He had came all this way to get Jim out of slavery when two con artists simply come along and ruin it all. Huck even cries over the fact that Jim is gone which would indicate that he sees Jim more than just property. He sees Jim as a true friend. Huck falls back into his mood where he begins to regret it all. He then writes a letter for Miss Watson to tell her where Jim is but then he stops. Huck says that Miss Watson would have been disgusted in Jim’s ungratefulness and would have sold him back down the river and he says that word would get around that Huck Finn helped a runaway slave. He also talks about Sunday school and how those who help runaway slaves burn in hell. Huck remembers all the good times he and Jim had on their journey, and how excited he was every single time he saw Huck. “‘All right, then, I’ll go to hell’-- and tore it up.” (Twain 162). When Huck ripped up the letter intended to be sent to Miss Watson, it completely changed the course of the rest of the novel and finally reassured readers that Huck saw Jim as a true friend, despite his color and the fact that he was a …show more content…
While Jim and Tom escape the shed at Silas and Sally Phelps farm when armed men are shooting at them, Tom is shot in his calf muscle. Of course, this only excited Tom even more. Huck begins to search for a doctor while Jim and Tom wait on the raft. This shows Huck that Jim is willing to sacrifice his freedom to help out Huck and Tom. Jim is later chained and treated pretty roughly until the crowd learns that he helped nurse Tom on the raft. Luckily for Jim, Tom reveals to Sally Phelps that Jim’s original owner died two months ago and in her will concluded that Jim be set free. Jim is unchained, fed, and treated much nicer that he was before. “I knowed he was white inside” (Twain 207). Huck knew all along that Jim was no different than a white man. Despite everything he had been taught growing up, he still helped Jim escape. He was willing to sacrifice his own freedom, reputation, and destiny to help