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Huck And Jim's Relationship Analysis

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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a book about a boy who goes on a quest to free a runaway slave. there is a lot of racism in the south which is where the book is taking place Huck But doesn’t agree with them. The population is against Huck and doesn’t like his view of slaves. When analyzing Huck and Jim's relation relationship the true nature of Huck views and the views of society are revealed. Huck’s actions are influenced by the views of society and that of his own. There is a lot prejudice against black people in the south, Jim is the also having people being racist towards him. “ ‘She pecks on me all de time, en treats me pooty rough.’ “(43) This is Jim talking about how Mrs.Watson treats him terribly, although this is only one …show more content…

I was a-trembling, because i’d got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it … Then I says to myself: ‘all right, then, I'll go to hell’ “ (206) ” This is Huck saying this to himself. He is deciding whether to send a letter to mrs.Watson and ends up ripping it up. This is Huck coming to terms with his moral views and how they conflict with others. This is what Huck thinks Jim is worth but the rest of society thinks otherwise. “ ‘Well I reckon! there’s two hundred dollars’ reward on him. it's like picking up money out’n the road.’ ” (203) This is said to Huck about Jim. The quote shows how people think of Jim not as a person but as a reward waiting to be claimed. Huck does not think like this and he wants Jim to be free. Huck and society have two views on the opposite side of the moral …show more content…

“ ‘People will call me a low-down abolitionist and despise me … but that don’t make no difference. I ain't a-going to tell.’ ” (43) This is said by Huck to Jim, This shows how Huck knows that he is doing something “wrong” and acknowledged it but doesn’t care because he knows what he is doing is actually right. Huck’s beliefs changed how he acted in this situation if he were almost anyone else he would have told on Jim but not Huck. “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger; but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterward, neither. I didn't do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn't done that one if I'd 'a' knowed it would make him feel that way.” this is what happened after Huck tries to trick Jim into believing that he dreamt that they got separated. Huck’s morals told him that he cared for Jim and that he needed to apologize again if there were almost anyone else in that situation it would have turned out

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However before Huck does anything with the letter, he starts to think about it and realises something important. He starts to think back to all his adventures with Jim when they escaped people and bonded on the river and registers that he will feel more guilty for turning Jim in that “stealing” Miss Watson’s slave. He states, “‘All right, then, I’ll go to hell’-and tore it up” (214). This is just one example of how Huck has

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In the book "The Adventures if Huckleberry Finn", Mark Twain's writing mirrors the society and problems it had in that time. This book promotes seeing African-Americans as people, which is absolutely groundbreaking and unheard-of in the time it was written, right after the Civil War. Throughout the book,, Huck has a complete change in his feelings towards Jim, starting with his highly influenced young mind, only able to view Jim as a slave, all the way to seeing Jim as a father-figure who can protect and provide for him. Although Huck tries to see Jim as a friend and fatherly-figure, society's beliefs don't allow him to see Jim as anything but a slave.

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Huck starts to seriously consider turning Jim in. While he does not believe in slavery, he is deeply disturbed by the idea of Jim stealing his children away from their owner. Despite the paternal bond between Jim and his children, Huck does not believe he should have the right to them, since they are owned by someone else. Huck literally states that he thinks lower of Jim for this, saying, “I was sorry to hear Jim say that, it was such a lowering of him,” (Twain). This is ironic, since Huck’s father was given rights to him purely based on blood but he believes Jim should not be allowed custody of his children based purely off of his social standing.

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In chapter sixteen Jim says in regards to Huck “Dah you goes, de ole true Huck; De on’y white genalman dat’ ever kep’ his promise to ole Jim.” - Jim The true meaning behind this quote is kind of upsetting, because it shows just how badly blacks were treated in this time period. Jim feels Huck is the only white man who has ever kept a promise to him. This promise was to never turn Jim in.

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At the beginning of the novel, Huck thought that Jim was inferior because of his color. When Huck and Jim traveled together on the river, they bonded, and Huck saw things in a new light. Huck finally saw Jim as a person, not a slave. “I was trying to make my mouth say I would do the right thing and the clean thing, and go down write to that nigger’s owner and tell where he was; but deep down in me I knowed it was a lie- and He knowed it” (227).

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The attachment to family and fear resulting from being thrown into situations outside of your comfort zone are things even readers today can identify with. Huck might not have had an ideal family life, but he realizes the commonalities of Jim and white people. He can also connect with being thrown into this new scary environment since they have both lived in that area all their lives until they were forced to leave due to unjust circumstances. Huck's response towards Jim’s family is also much more empathetic than it previously was. In chapter sixteen on page 92, Huck responded to the prospect of a seemingly free Jim attempting to liberate his family with an old vulgar phrase, “Give a nigger an inch

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Huck decides to act on his morals rather than be held captive by society; Huck believes that he has to act in the best interest of Jim and does not consider what society believes is acceptable behavior. By stating that he will “go to hell,” Huck reiterates what he promises Jim in the beginning- that he rather be a “low down abolitionist”; these statements combined supports his feelings to protect Jim from society. When Huck and Tom get back to the house, Huck states, “...it don’t make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person’s conscience ain’t got no

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Huck conveys this with, “I’d got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it.” Huck puts his foot down and decides to save Jim, causing him to feel terrible about his decision. This is the final straw for Huck, and he has now decided to never think, “more about

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This transition is the result of the extended period of time that the two spend together, which allows Huck to look past the differences that he has been taught to observe for his entire life and view Jim for what he is; a fellow man. By the end of this passage, Huck’s resolve to do right by Jim is so strong that he is willing to suffer eternal damnation rather than betray Jim. Perhaps Huck’s most important statement in this passage is “Alright then, I’ll go to hell”; here he decides he’s willing to go to hell for eternity rather than causing Jim to return to his life as a slave. At first Huck just thought of Jim the property of another person, a good to be bought and sold regardless of any evidence that he was a human being. As they travel together, this viewpoint is gradually weakened by examples of Jim’s humanity, culminating in a model shift that goes against everything Huck has been taught about the societal status of a

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Huck has been burned with the idea that he is to blame for Jim’s escape. Huck ultimately feels guilty because he knows he has not done wrong but he has no reason not to believe what society thinks because he was only taught one way. Huck imagines an alternate scenario, thinking “s’pose [he]’d’ a’ done right and give Jim up, would [he] felt better... No…[he'd] feel bad” (91). Huck is aware that the right decision based on society is to give up Jim.

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Huck thinks about Miss Watson and how he is betraying her by helping Jim escape. Huck encounters slave catchers and he is internally whether to tell about Jim but decides not to and says, “They went and I got aboard the raft, feeling bad and low, because I knowed very well I had done wrong, and I see it warn’t no use for me to try to learn to do right; a body that don’t get started right when he’s little ain’t got no show -- when the pinch comes there ain’t nothing to back him up and keep him to his work, and so he gets beat” (Twain 102). Then later in the novel Jim is sold by some con men for $40 which upsets Huck and causes him to realize he cares about Jim and says, “All right, then I’ll GO to hell” (Twain 225). Huck is defying society’s laws by deciding to help captured Jim. Huck is maturing significantly because his perception of Jim has changed.

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In addition, greed is yet another significant factor to Huck and Jim’s struggle throughout the novel. For example, Huck learns that the Dauphin sells Jim when a stranger says, “Well I reckon! There’s two hundred dollars’ reward on him. It’s like picking up

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