Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Friendship & betrayal #2
In my opinion the theme of friend and betrayal will always occur throughout this novel. Huck and Jim are friends because they are able to relate to one another. However there are times where Huck can seem kind of phony. Some people might call it back-stabbing but I think of it as a smart plan to stay together. Between the chapter of 25-30 of the novel, it seem to look like Huck has abandoned Jim. While he went along with the Duke and the Dauphin's plan they kept Jim hidden away, which I thought wasn't a bad idea. In this time in history no one wanted/ could have been seen with a slave. For Huck, Duke, & the Dauphin to draw less attention it made sense for them to keep Jim away. After all the shenanigans of the con men trying to sell the Wilk's estate, the funeral, the money, and the appearance of the "real Harvey and William Wilk's" Huck and Jim were able to find each other again and go along with their plans. But...it didn't go so well when the con men found them again. Coming from a different perspective, This strategy by Huck was more friendship then betrayal.
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Verianne I like the way you can show a scene that by most people when reading this would take it as a negative and turn it into a positive. I like how you can pointed out that if it were not for Huck to keep them separate, Jim could have gotten in trouble and could have been captured. Also how it is by him ignoring Jim that he is showing how much he cares for him and what he would do to keep him protected. I also like how you put a little of the historical lenses in there as well.
Great post Verianne and I agree with you, but don’t you think all friendships have their ups and downs? It might be considerably harder for Huck and Jim since of the social stigma of the two of them being friends. However, I think Huck’s reluctance to stand up to the duke and dauphin suggests a willing cowardice, because it’s easier to agree with the two of them then it is to stand up for Jim. In a modern setting this could be akin to ditching a good friend to hang with the popular kids at the mall.
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