Priyam Patel Period-2/3 Rough Draft Throughout the novel of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, racism in Huckleberry Finn's society greatly affected his perceptions of right and wrong. As Huck Finn and Jim traveled together, Huck learns more about Jim which changes his view on slavery and racism. So throughout Huck Finns adventures with Jim, he sees him as an equal rather than seeing him as a piece of property. Without Jim, Huckleberry Finn would have
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As Huck stated, “People would call me a low-down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum—but that don’t make no difference. I ain’t a-going to tell, and I ain’t a going back there, anyways.” (Twain43). In chapter eight, Jim has ran away from Miss Watson and when Jim informed Huck about the situation, Huck had promised not to tell anyone so this represents the start of a new friendship and this foreshadows Huck’s values. Huck and Jim have been through many challenges from living on an island to surviving on a raft. Some of these many challenges were the reasons why Huck was able to respect and care for Jim. Huck said to himself, “I went right along, not fixing up any particular plan, but just trusting to Providence to put the right words in my mouth when the time come.” (Twain219). In chapter thirty-two, Huck explains how he hadn’t come up with a plan to save Jim, but he would eventually think of one when it came to him. This also represents the loyalty Huck had to Jim. Huck was able to realize that he depended on Jim to survive. Huck Finn was also able to understand how Jim felt living in a society of racism and
As Huck stated, “People would call me a low-down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum—but that don’t make no difference. I ain’t a-going to tell, and I ain’t a going back there, anyways.” (Twain43). In chapter eight, Jim has ran away from Miss Watson and when Jim informed Huck about the situation, Huck had promised not to tell anyone so this represents the start of a new friendship and this foreshadows Huck’s values. Huck and Jim have been through many challenges from living on an island to surviving on a raft. Some of these many challenges were the reasons why Huck was able to respect and care for Jim. Huck said to himself, “I went right along, not fixing up any particular plan, but just trusting to Providence to put the right words in my mouth when the time come.” (Twain219). In chapter thirty-two, Huck explains how he hadn’t come up with a plan to save Jim, but he would eventually think of one when it came to him. This also represents the loyalty Huck had to Jim. Huck was able to realize that he depended on Jim to survive. Huck Finn was also able to understand how Jim felt living in a society of racism and