We've finally reached the end of our adventures in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Throughout these blog entries I've managed to stay consistent in incorporating the theme of friendship and betrayal. The devastation has yet to come. The final few chapters of the novel were all filled with once again, lies,crazy adventures, plots and schemes, violence, and more lies, nothing that we're unfamiliar with. In fact, these last final chapters reveals the last bit of detail we can gather for each character. Some surprised me in spectacular ways and others were just typical, always letting me down.
Let's begin with friendship, as usual Huck and Jim remained close even after troubling times with the duke and king. When Huck went to rescue Jim with Tom even though Tom's purpose were of none of Huck's that was was clearly love within friendship. However when they tried to escape the and drew attention to the neighbors Tom gets shot in the leg. Kind-heart Jim offered himself to stay with Tom while Huck goes off and finds a doctor. Jim knowing that most likely at any given moment he can be captured and the whole running away experience would have been a complete fail. He risked himself for a greedy ungrateful fool, that of course he did not know off. I can go on on about all the wonderful things Jim has done and how his uplifting spirit has also lifted up Huck in person. In this novel Jim was truly an inspiring character. Even though it was kind of a sacrifice to mention a slave in the deep south in a novel, I'm sure Mark Twain wanted to share his message that slaves are human beings.
In contrast, betrayal. Literally betrayal has happened so often in this novel. I try to share at least one incident of betrayal and what a coincidence, it was by none other then Tom Sawyer. After his recovery by the gun shot and when Jim was chained and locker up, that's when Tom wants mention that all along Jim was a free man. When Ms.Watson dies two months ago she freed Jim in her will meaning after all the plotting and scheming that they've went through, it was all unnecessary! I were Jim I would've been one angry freed slave. Must remember Tom is a foolish young boy and has no mind set. Even though he might be educated and is taught right from wrong he is not as smart or know common sense as much as Huck.
Furthermore, Huck decides to move to the west because he had finally come to his senses and is tried of forced to be civilized. I think the end of the novel is the most upsetting. Pap, (Huck's father) he revealed dead. Jim recognized him in the house on the river during the flood. Yet, he never told Huck until the moment was right. Another great trait Jim shared. He had strong feeling for Huck and never wanted to see him hurt. At the end of the day, Jim and Huck may be separated but they have both imprinted unto one another. Where ever they may end up, they have left their wild adventures teaching themselves to be better people and changed for good.
2 comments:
Great post! You provided much detail and back up information. I think it was good the Jim stayed to help Tom. It showed Jim’s caring and kind nature. Jim doesn’t betray his friends, he stays and cares for them. Tom’s action are really messed up. He knew Jim was free but he still wanted to go though and extremely complicated rescue. I guess the whole “fictional book rescue” idea got to Tom’s head. I agree, I would have been one extremely angry freed slave. Also Jim does have great qualities. Even though he did not tell Huck that Pap died he did the right thing. If Jim would have told Huck that Pap died another time the ending could have been much different! Anyway great post!
Verianne, I really like the amount of detail you put in your post, especially agree with what you said especially about Jim and how he takes care of Tom and how he returned to the town in chains just to be sure of Tom’s safety. He risked his freedom (which he already had for two months) to be sure Toms gunshot wound was properly treated and taken care of by the doctor. Also how even with all that Jim did Tom was playing the role of the evil mastermind who was pulling strings behind every ones back and keep secrets to have just a little adventure. Though Jim does the same with the information of Pap, Jims intentions are good.
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