Thursday, April 17, 2014

Woho last blog on freedom and elslavement!

In these last 10 or so chapters in the book, 'freedom and enslavement' has progressed tremendously. Huck and Tom have been trying to help Jim escape and make him the free man that he deserves to be. Tom even pretends to be 'Jim's mother' and Huck acts as 'Sally's slave servant' to help him. I feel that Tom and Huck are really trying to become good people in this world because they want to make sure that Jim can finally escape the torture he has been dealing with. My favorite part in the book would have had to be when they all finally did escape and this quote was said, 'Now old Jim, you're a free man again, and I bet you won't ever be a slave no more.' (Twain, 305). It is really great that Huck has faith in Jim that he will never be the person he was ever again- a slave and prisoner in this world. Something I found interesting though was when Huck said, 'I knowed he was white inside, and I reckoned he'd say what he did say-.'(Twain, 305). It was a little odd of Huck to think that Jim is acting like a white person just because he is now not considered a slave. I also was shocked that Miss. Watson actully didn't want Jim to be a slave and selling him down the river after we find out that she has died 2 months ago. It was amazing to see that in the end Jim gets praise for helping Tom when he was ill. He derverved all the excellent treatment that he got afterwards. 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' was a tough read but had quite a lot to speak upon different aspects of freedom and enslavement. 

1 comment:

Unknown said...

You were right when you were saying that it was nice of Huck and Tom to help free Jim in a world full torture. But don't you think that while they were helping him, they didn't inflict their own torture (especially Tom)? I liked your opinion on how Huck thought thought of Jim as being "white" inside. To me I looked at is as if he were pure like the color "white" and not dark like the associated "color" black. Do you thin that is what Huck saw. Overall I liked your blog and the note on which you left it on.