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Huckleberry Finn Dialectical Journal

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The book I chose for this project is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn is a young boy being raised by two widows to become civilized. Huckleberry Finn was in possession of 6,000$, that is a lot for the time period. That’s when Huckleberry’s dad shows up to take his fortune. Huck is then abducted by his father to live in the woods. Huck dislikes being with his father so he fakes his own death and runs off to meet Jim, who has also run away. The two go on adventures together down the Mississippi River. Huck and Jim encounter a steamship swarmed with murdering thieves and being taken in by a family which is eventually murdered. Jim then is taken away to a plantation. Huck is loyal enough to try and rescue Jim and they ride off into the sunset when Jim is freed of slavery. I made …show more content…

I chose the song, Moon River by Andy Williams. “Two drifters, off to see the world, there’s such a lot of world to see, we’re after the same rainbow’s end.” The song is about following a dream shared by two, and reaching the dream by drifting down a river, like Huck and Jim. “I’d go down the river about fifty mile and camp in one place for good.” (Twain 31) The song describes the river like the setting in the story that carries Huck and Jim.
The Next Most Important in Text Jim is the buddy that travels along with Huck. The song I picture Jim as Learning to Fly, by Tom Petty. “I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings, coming down is the hardest thing.” Jim is trying to achieve freedom which is difficult for him because of his race, he’s escaping freedom. “I hear ole missus tell de wider she gwyne to sell me down to Orleans… I—I run off.” (Twain 24) The song describes Jim because it shows that it is hard for Jim to fly without wings, and once he gets going he can’t stop. Just like how Jim can’t go back now and it is hard for Jim to get his freedom.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an American classic, it was the starting point for all great American Literature. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been awarded all of these honorable titles because of its abnormal and controversial plot line. During the time period when the book was written, it was unacceptable to view African- American’s as anything other than slaves. They were viewed as inferior to whites and were treated like property, they had no rights. The main character of the book, Huck, disagrees and disobeys these norms and pushes the boundaries of society when he becomes friends with a slave from his childhood; Jim.

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Following Huck’s disappearance, Jim runs away and is a wanted slave. The two meet up on an island but are driven off by men looking for the runaway slave. They begin their journey down the Mississippi river to gain their longed emancipation. Along

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His journey to freedom consists of meeting new people, discovering other communities, and gaining an inseparable bond with Huckleberry Finn. While he is developing as a character, Jim’s portrayal differs throughout the novel. He also gains a “new son”, Huck, and is

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He ended up choosing Jim’s freedom over the society’s views. “Yes—en I’s rich now come to look at it. I owns myself, en I’s wuth eight hund’d dollars. I wisht I had de money, I wouldn’ want no mo’.” This quote shows the reader how optimistic Jim is.

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However, he is kidnapped by his father who mistreats him and confines him to a cabin along the river (Twain, 34). This situation is the basis of their fugitive lifestyle as Huck reunites with Jim, who is also escaping from his captivity. The two get the opportunity to share with each other and their bond is made even stronger as they are faced with similar aspects of living life while on the run. Their journey along the Mississippi River, through Illinois, Kentucky and Arkansas are full of adventure as they travel seeking their refuge place. Jim aspires to reach another southern state that is free of slavery practices and hopes to someday buy freedom for the rest of his family.

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Jim is a runaway slave owned by a white lady named Miss. Watson; while his partner during his adventures down the Mississippi River, Huck is a young boy raised in a slave-owning culture. Jim will have to struggle with Huck’s moral dilemma of whether or not to view Jim as an equal; Twain continues to set Jim

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After Huck finds out that Jim is captive, Huck “set down and cried. [He] couldn’t help it” (210). After returning to the raft and not finding Jim there, Huck is overcome with emotion. The fear of Jim not being around causes Huck to realize how important Jim is to him. The friendship they developed on the river and through their adventure causes Huck to be more concerned for Jim’s safety than society’s need to keep Jim captive.

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Rather than running home, he hides out in a nearby island where he meets another runaway slave, Jim. Throughout Jim and Hucks adventures, Huck struggles to decide if he's helping an innocent man gain freedom or stealing property. Little did he know it wasn't his decision; Jim was soon captured

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The raft is a symbol of a world of their own creation, as they try to steer themselves to freedom and safety. No expectations exist and they can live in an idyllic state and “let her alone, and let her float wherever the current wanted her to; then we lit the pipes, and dangled our legs in the water, and talked about all kinds of things—we was always naked, day and night.” In this state, readers see Huck attempt to move beyond social prejudices after he plays a prank on Jim in the fog, when he mentions “ 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 afterwards, neither.” Readers see that Huck struggles with the choice of his friendship and the teachings of society. But, the distance from society Huck experiences on the raft allows him to see Jim as something besides a “nigger” and more as a friend.

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As they adventure down the river, Huck and Jim create a strong bond. Through their misadventures, Huck and Jim face many perils and foes, which draws them closer together and establishes Jim as a crucial father figure in Huck’s life. At one point, Jim considers Huck “the best friend old Jim ever had in the world” (Twain 214), and the feeling is mutual. Huck has a moral dilemma over whether to help Jim or not, but eventually chooses his relationship with Jim over the pro-slavery viewpoint he has been fed since birth. This crucial moment when Huck decides to help Jim shows the true depth of their relationship, and how said relationship is much stronger than the one between Huck and Pap.

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Mark Twain uses the river as an escape from society. The river symbolizes freedom and flexibility, which Huck can’t find anywhere else. Huck specified, “we was gliding downstream, all dark and still, and edging towards the middle of the river, nobody saying a word” (Twain). The river gave Huck a sense of freedom and peace, where he could forget about societal influences and just be himself on a raft where he felt “mighty free and easy and comfortable” (Twain). When Huck is surrounded by the social norms he gives in, however when he is away from social influences, he feels destructive and alone.

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He humorly recalls that in the book, Jim ran away, meaning he was not even a slave. However, by reinstating the word, Twain emphasizes the burden that African Americans dealt with. The book was published in the late 1800s, even though the topic is controversial and obtain different viewpoints, as people of America and students from the education system, society needs to understand that to make change, one must fail to succeed, to move forward. Wilmore even claims that this title needs to be preserved so a wider audience can understand why it should remain unchanged. History is history, the only way to move on is learning from the mistakes and not repeating them in the future .

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In the beginning of the book, Huck thinks that they’re nothing alike, comparing to slaves is a lowest thing that a white male can do in the 1800’s. As the book progresses, when they’re stuck in a fog with a rapid river, they lose each other. Hours goes by, both worrying if they made it out alive, at the end, Huck finds Jim sleeping; then Huck tricks jim into thinking that they were together the whole time that it was a dream, but jim figures out that Huck was lying to him. Huck says, “I would’ve never done it…” He immediately regrets what he had done and apologies.

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The river was reassuring and soothing, a place unlike anything they’ve ever experienced before, “It’s lovely to live on the raft. We had the sky up there. All speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made or only just happened” (120). Jim and Huck both related to each

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Huck goes to the shore to see if he can hear any news. He dresses in girls clothes that he finds in the house. Huck and Jim start floating down the river at night so no-one stops them. They get separated in heavy fog with Huck in a canoe and Jim on a raft. Huck finds out at this point that Jim actually cares about him.

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