INTRO I What is the ideal father? Someone that loves his son or daughter? Someone that protects them? Not someone who beats and abuses their child. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is about a boy and slave that are both trying to run away from their life problems. Jim is not Hucks biological father but in the time they spent together he acted like more of a father then Pap ever had. Making Jim a better father figure to Huck then Pap ever was.
BODY II Jim is a father figure to huck because he cares for huck and what happens to him. Jim and Huck found a abandoned houseboat floating down the river and decide to investigate the houseboat when they find a body on the floor. “[Jim] went and bent down and looked: ‘It’s a dead man… He’s ben shot in de back... doan’ look at his face- it’s too gashly’... Jim throwed some old rags over him”’(Twain 50). Jim can be seen as a father figure from this citation because it shows that he cares …show more content…
As Jim and Huck are floating down the river they discover a shipwreck that Huck wants to Explore. “‘I doan’ want to go fool’n; ‘long er no wrack. We’s doin’ blame’ well, en we better let blame’ well alone, as de good book says.’” Jim does not want to get on the boat for fear of both of them being caught, but decides to go because he wants to keep Huck safe onboard and protect Huck. Jim Keeps Huck safe making him a good father figure.
CONCLUSION
Jim acts as a father figure to Huck because of how he worries, cares, and protects Huck. One can see how, when they look at the way Jim was worried when he could not find Huck, and how Jim was always trying to keep Huck safe and out of harm's way. Jim can be seen as hucks adopted father, showing how an adopted father can be better than one's biological father as long as they care and love for the child as the child deserves. I hope you can be a “Jim” in someone's life to help them in their times of
BODY II Jim is a father figure to huck because he cares for huck and what happens to him. Jim and Huck found a abandoned houseboat floating down the river and decide to investigate the houseboat when they find a body on the floor. “[Jim] went and bent down and looked: ‘It’s a dead man… He’s ben shot in de back... doan’ look at his face- it’s too gashly’... Jim throwed some old rags over him”’(Twain 50). Jim can be seen as a father figure from this citation because it shows that he cares …show more content…
As Jim and Huck are floating down the river they discover a shipwreck that Huck wants to Explore. “‘I doan’ want to go fool’n; ‘long er no wrack. We’s doin’ blame’ well, en we better let blame’ well alone, as de good book says.’” Jim does not want to get on the boat for fear of both of them being caught, but decides to go because he wants to keep Huck safe onboard and protect Huck. Jim Keeps Huck safe making him a good father figure.
CONCLUSION
Jim acts as a father figure to Huck because of how he worries, cares, and protects Huck. One can see how, when they look at the way Jim was worried when he could not find Huck, and how Jim was always trying to keep Huck safe and out of harm's way. Jim can be seen as hucks adopted father, showing how an adopted father can be better than one's biological father as long as they care and love for the child as the child deserves. I hope you can be a “Jim” in someone's life to help them in their times of