I am confused on where Huck and Jim are trying to go because I thought they were going North so that Jim could become free so he could work and earn enough money to buy his family; now they are going more South, so is that only because they have to go where the duke and the king go? When I compare the way Huck is now after meeting the two frauds to how he was in the beginning of the book, he is a completely different person; he knows what it takes to survive and he has instincts and tolerance for situations that in the long run save his life. If the duke and the king don't trust Huck or Jim because they think they are going to give them away as frauds, then why do the two men keep them around? They don't have any problem taking advantage of people and they are good at hiding things, so it doesn't make sense why they would keep them alive if they are threatened by Huck and Jim.
The king, the duke, Huck and Jim stop the raft a couple miles from a town called Pikesville. The king leaves the duke with Huck and Jim while he goes to check out the town to see if there was anything valuable to them. Beginning chapter 31, I couldn't believe that Huck and Jim hadn't tried to escape more than they had previously. Finally, Huck found the opportunity to cut the raft loose so Jim and him could keep going down river away from the two frauds; Jim was no where to be found. Huck encountered a man that said there was a runaway nigger that had been caught and Huck makes up a lie as to why he is curious about the niggers location. Huck was indecisive on his next move because he couldn't pray since he knew writing to Jim's owner was the right thing to do. He wrote a letter saying where Jim was and this lifted a lot of weight off his shoulders, but he ended up tearing the letter up because he remembered all the memories Jim and him had encountered together and he just couldn't do that to Jim. He had said on page 214, "All right, then, I'll go to hell." This was significant to me while reading because it was inspiring that a young boy was worried about his actions that will determine if he will go to heaven or hell; this just proves that situations define and mold peoples personalities. Huck took a while to determine what he was going to do, but in the end he was confident with the decision he made. The duke and the king sold Jim to a farmer named Silas, but the duke lied to Huck and told him that Abram G. Foster was the man that bought Jim. The duke wanted to get rid of Huck for three days so that he wouldn't tell on the two frauds. Huck reaches the Phelps's house where Jim was supposedly held at and he pretended to be Tom Sawyer.
Huck meets Tom and he is surprised to see Huck alive because everyone thinks he was murdered in St.Petersburg. Tom agrees to help Huck get Jim and help him gain freedom;Tom is shocked that he wants to do something wrong so badly. At dinner with the family, Silas says that the "runaway" said that the show that the duke and the king were performing was a con. Huck and Tom see a mob chase after the duke and the king, and Huck sort of feels bad. The boys end of finding Jim in a shed on the family's property and create a plan to dig him out. It took a couple of nights to finally dig Jim out of the shed; when Jim saw them, he was confused as to what their plan was, but he went along with it. It was clever for the boys to say that Jim was being haunted by witches because during this time people still believe that witches are the cause behind unusual behavior.
I like how throughout the book Huck knows that if he was caught trying to help a slave gain freedom he wouldn't be accepted back home if he ever made it back. It's weird that he has to pretend around racist people that he doesn't care about Jim because he is a slave, but he is smart about it. If I were in his situation, I would probably give it away that I associated with a slave because of my body language if I found out they were in trouble. Huck is very responsible for his age and his maturity helps him handle important situations. Huck can recognize the kind of person he is in order to change into the person he wants to become. This was prominent on page 212 when Huck thinks to himself, "And I about made up my mind to pray, and see if I couldn't try to quit being the kind of a boy I was and be better." Although Huck couldn't come with words he knew what was right. He knew that the accepted thing for him to do was to take the runaway "nigger" to his owner and turn him in, but he was trying to help him obtain freedom. Huck realized you can't pray a lie because his heart wasn't there and his actions couldn't back up the prayer so there was no use in praying while he was sinning. Huck's thinking process changed throughout pages 212-214; he started out by worrying about what people would say if he would help Jim gain freedom and he was determined to do the accepted act in society which was to turn Jim in. Huck decided that he would rather go to hell than betray Jim. Jim makes Huck feel guilty each time Huck is put into a situation where he has to choose between lying to protect Jim or turning him in because Jim tells him he is his only friend and he would never break his promises made to Jim. I don't think Jim purposely made Huck feel guilty, he was just being genuine because they were good friends.
The king, the duke, Huck and Jim stop the raft a couple miles from a town called Pikesville. The king leaves the duke with Huck and Jim while he goes to check out the town to see if there was anything valuable to them. Beginning chapter 31, I couldn't believe that Huck and Jim hadn't tried to escape more than they had previously. Finally, Huck found the opportunity to cut the raft loose so Jim and him could keep going down river away from the two frauds; Jim was no where to be found. Huck encountered a man that said there was a runaway nigger that had been caught and Huck makes up a lie as to why he is curious about the niggers location. Huck was indecisive on his next move because he couldn't pray since he knew writing to Jim's owner was the right thing to do. He wrote a letter saying where Jim was and this lifted a lot of weight off his shoulders, but he ended up tearing the letter up because he remembered all the memories Jim and him had encountered together and he just couldn't do that to Jim. He had said on page 214, "All right, then, I'll go to hell." This was significant to me while reading because it was inspiring that a young boy was worried about his actions that will determine if he will go to heaven or hell; this just proves that situations define and mold peoples personalities. Huck took a while to determine what he was going to do, but in the end he was confident with the decision he made. The duke and the king sold Jim to a farmer named Silas, but the duke lied to Huck and told him that Abram G. Foster was the man that bought Jim. The duke wanted to get rid of Huck for three days so that he wouldn't tell on the two frauds. Huck reaches the Phelps's house where Jim was supposedly held at and he pretended to be Tom Sawyer.
Huck meets Tom and he is surprised to see Huck alive because everyone thinks he was murdered in St.Petersburg. Tom agrees to help Huck get Jim and help him gain freedom;Tom is shocked that he wants to do something wrong so badly. At dinner with the family, Silas says that the "runaway" said that the show that the duke and the king were performing was a con. Huck and Tom see a mob chase after the duke and the king, and Huck sort of feels bad. The boys end of finding Jim in a shed on the family's property and create a plan to dig him out. It took a couple of nights to finally dig Jim out of the shed; when Jim saw them, he was confused as to what their plan was, but he went along with it. It was clever for the boys to say that Jim was being haunted by witches because during this time people still believe that witches are the cause behind unusual behavior.
I like how throughout the book Huck knows that if he was caught trying to help a slave gain freedom he wouldn't be accepted back home if he ever made it back. It's weird that he has to pretend around racist people that he doesn't care about Jim because he is a slave, but he is smart about it. If I were in his situation, I would probably give it away that I associated with a slave because of my body language if I found out they were in trouble. Huck is very responsible for his age and his maturity helps him handle important situations. Huck can recognize the kind of person he is in order to change into the person he wants to become. This was prominent on page 212 when Huck thinks to himself, "And I about made up my mind to pray, and see if I couldn't try to quit being the kind of a boy I was and be better." Although Huck couldn't come with words he knew what was right. He knew that the accepted thing for him to do was to take the runaway "nigger" to his owner and turn him in, but he was trying to help him obtain freedom. Huck realized you can't pray a lie because his heart wasn't there and his actions couldn't back up the prayer so there was no use in praying while he was sinning. Huck's thinking process changed throughout pages 212-214; he started out by worrying about what people would say if he would help Jim gain freedom and he was determined to do the accepted act in society which was to turn Jim in. Huck decided that he would rather go to hell than betray Jim. Jim makes Huck feel guilty each time Huck is put into a situation where he has to choose between lying to protect Jim or turning him in because Jim tells him he is his only friend and he would never break his promises made to Jim. I don't think Jim purposely made Huck feel guilty, he was just being genuine because they were good friends.