Colin Yokanovich
Mrs. Hocks
Advanced English 10
8 September 2014
Jim and Huck’s Maturing Relationship The book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, follows Huckleberry Finn and a “runaway” slave Jim’s relationship. Their bond transitions from a coincidental meeting, to a friendship, and eventually to a father-son relationship. The first stages of their relationship are haphazard, as Huck and Jim do not have a strong previous relationship. The only connection that Huck and Jim share is that they live on the same plantation. Prior to their journey, Huck only recognizes Jim because of the practical jokes that he often plays on him. For instance, in chapter 2 while Jim is taking a much needed afternoon nap, Huck and Tom
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In particular, Jim protects them during the evening, while Huck keeps watch during the day. As their friendship matures it also changes. Jim becomes a father figure to Huck, whose father is rarely present. This new found kinship is illustrated in chapter 15, when Jim and Huck become separated in a thick fog and Huck lies to Jim that he was on the raft the whole time. After thinking for a while Jim realizes Huck’s lie and responds, “En all you wuz thinkin’ ‘bout wuz how you could make a fool uv ole Jim wid a lie. Dat truck is trash; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren’s en makes ‘em ashamed” (91; ch. 15). This shows Jim’s willingness to teach Huck moral lessons much like how a parent teaches their children. This fatherly role is further embellished when Jim protects Huck from seeing his fathers decaying body. Despite his racist upbringings, Huck is able to work with and eventually build a cohesive bond with Jim. The two of them exemplify strong values of companionship and fellowship that parallel those of a tight family.
The Different Thought Processes of Huck and Tom In Mark Twain’s adventure novel the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn two of his most famous characters, Huck and Tom showcase to vary different forms of reasoning. The two digress in the way they interpret, relate, and react to humanity. Huck and Tom are polar opposites in the manner that they understand the world around them. For instance, Tom believes in complexity.
Upset with Huck’s actions, Jim expresses his grief as if Huck actually lost him. Jim shows his ‘fatherly’ side by scolding Huck, encouraging his conscience into being a kinder person. He shows how thankful he is that Huck was lost because Huck is the only person he cares about on the journey and without him, Jim would have no help and motive to move on. This incident also illustrates how loyal Jim is to Huck.
Jim, who becomes Huck's friend as he travels down the Mississippi river, is a man of intelligence and consideration. "An understanding of Jim's character is by no means a simple matter; he is a highly complex and original creation, although he appears at first sight very simple" (Hansen, 388). Jim has one of the few well functioning families in the novel. Although he has been estranged from his wife and children, he misses them dreadfully, and it is only the thought of a lasting separation from them that motivates his unlawful act of running away from Miss Watson. Jim is rational about his situation and must find ways of accomplishing his goals without provoking the fury of those who could turn him in. Regardless of the restrictions and constant fear Jim possesses he consistently acts as a gracious human being and a devoted friend. In fact, Jim could be described as the only existent adult in the novel, and the only one who provides an encouraging, decent example for Huck to follow. The people that surround Huck who are supposed to be teaching him of morals, and not to fall into the down falls of society are the exact people who need to be taught the lessons of life by Jim. Jim conveys an honesty that makes the dissimilarity between him and the characters around him evident.
Transcendentalism can be observed throughout the text of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and through the text textbook examples of Transcendentalism can be seen from the cast of characters and Huck himself and the situations/adventures that he gets himself into throughout his journey, a journey which enables him to develop his Transcendental ideals.. Transcendentalism is a vital part of The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. By reading and studying the content of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn it is perceived that Transcendentalism is a prevalent influence that can be attributed to plot and the motivations of the Protagonist.
Like a true father, Jim provides Huck with love and compassion. In the absence of his father, Jim makes it his rightful duty to give Huck the love he deserves. Jim and Huck overcome obstacles and trials to become closer than friends, they become family. Their time together strengthens the commitment they have put into their friendship. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jim demonstrates his compassion towards Huck when they encounter the dead man in the frame house on the island. By Jim covering the body with rags he is being compassionate of Huck, shielding him from the tragedy that is death. Jim protects Hucks childish innocence and is compassionate of his emotions. Jim also proves to be loving as he is tender towards Huck as he reappears in his life after leaving to the Grangerfords and after falling off the raft. Jim gives Huck the things Pap is unable to give him. Through this Twain proves Jim is Hucks true
Huckleberry Finn is a rebellious boy who defies rules whenever he deems it fit. In the satirical novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, a runaway boy befriends an escaped slave in the deep south. The majority of society frowns upon Huck and his choices and he struggles with his decisions the whole novel to reveal thematic subjects such as friendship, love, and betrayal. Throughout the story Huck can’t decide whether to do the right thing or not, but ultimately his heart wins over the views forced upon him by society.
Two chapters into the story and Twain has already placed Huck and his friend Tom found themselves sneaking past a man in the kitchen Huck referred to him as, “Miss Watson’s big nigger, named Jim” (11). This is when Jim and Huck’s view on Jim is first introduced. Huck made it very clear on how he viewed him, Jim was nothing but Miss Watson's unimportant property in his eyes. After the two boys got away without being spotted Tom decided to pull a prank on Jim, Huck did not make any effort to stop him. The way Huck allowed Tom to humiliate Jim shows that he does not see him as a person worthy of respect due to the color of his skin. Jim was just an average slave, and his feelings never crossed Huck’s mind.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is considered one of the most influential works in American literature. During the novel, two characters, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, run away from civilization to pursue adventure. Both characters come from humble roots; Huck Finn is a juvenile delinquent, and Jim, a runaway slave. Throughout their journey, Jim serves as a mentor and a friend to Huck. Together, the two brave the lawless environment of the early 19th-century South. As the story progresses, Huck matures from a delinquent child into a young man with a set of morals. In the essay “The Role of Jim in Huckleberry Finn,” Frances Brownell asserts that Jim is the key to Huck’s character development and moral growth. Brownell’s argument
Year after year The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is placed in the top ten banned books in America. People find the novel to be oppressing and racially insensitive due to its frequent use of the n-word and the portrayal of blacks as a Sambo caricature. However, this goes against Mark Twain’s intent of bringing awareness to the racism in America. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is classified under the genre of satire and is narrated by a fictional character named Huckleberry Finn. The novel takes place in the south during the year 1845. With his abusive father, and no mother, Huck is left feeling lonely, and as if he has place to call his home. So he decides to leave town, and on in his journey where he encounters a slave he’s familiar with, Jim, who is also running away. This story captures their relationship and growth as they face many obstacles on their way to freedom. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn satirizes people’s greed and violent behavior by mocking the stereotype of southern hospitality.
Jim is a runaway slave. He lived on Jackson’s island across the river from where the community he was originally at. By being a runaway slave, Jim is breaking the law. He is owned by another human, Miss Watson. Jim is considered the legal material property of another person. Huck rejects this legal law, and agrees to help Jim break the law by escaping. Huck is shocked at himself for doing this and even believes he will go to hell for his actions. But Huck decides to choose friendship over what society tells him to do. When Huck and Jim are on the adventure down the Mississippi, their friendship grows stronger and stronger. They depend on each other to survive. Huck attempts to turn in Jim. When Huck and Jim came to the shore by a town. Huck gets off and looks for someone to report Jim. However, Huck runs into some white people wanting to capture runaway slaves. They Huck if he had any others in the boat with him. Huck get scared for Jim and told them that there was his mom, dad and sister in the boat and they all had small pox. By doing this, Huck puts his heart ahead of his head. Huck and Jim returns to St. Petersburg. Jim gets to be free, although Huck doesn’t realize that. Huck saw Jim in a building thinking that Jim was now a slave that couldn’t leave the plantation. So he got Tom Sawyer and then Tom wanted to plan out a way to get Jim out. The plan that Tom had was ridiculous because they could just walk in and take Jim away. Huck tried to point that out to Tom but, as stubborn as Tom is, they did Tom’s plan. A while later, they finally got Jim
In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jim represents different things to Huck that make him a father-figure. Jim loves Huck and forgives him when he his less than kind to him, and Jim also protects Huck. His behaviors and actions towards Huck really influences Huck and made Huck grew more matured. Because of Jim, Huck started to have more have of his own thoughts and also helped him to know the true meanings that are behind love and freedom. Jim’s behavior toward Huck is like how a father influences his own son.
During the beginning of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jim and Huck were not close. They were barely even friends. Huck thought of Jim as a servant, not a friend. As the book progressed however, Jim and Huck became closer. One could even say that by the end of the book Jim was like a father or brother to Huck. As Huck develops as a person, it becomes easier for him to see Jim as a human and not just property and helping him, while it may be wrong, is the right thing to do in his eyes.
Pap Finn, Huck's father, gives him a horrendous idea of what a family truly is. Huck grew up without truly understanding what a family should do for one another or how it feels to be a part of one. When Huck goes to the Widow Douglas's house and starts to live with her and Miss Watson, they treat Huck as if he were their own, and slowly, Huck starts to understand what a family really is and how it feels when you are a member of one. Huck also finds family with Jim, when they both are on Jackson's Island after running away. A father/son dynamic emerges between the two as they travel towards Cairo so Jim can be free. The dynamic becomes evident along the way during the many adventures the pair endures together. Jim begins to care for Huck in a paternal way. These feelings being extremely evident when the pair finds the floating house in the river and Jim covers the face of the murdered man with clothing. The murdered man is actually Pap Finn; Jim wanted to protect Huck from having to face the reality of his father's death (Twain 304). The satire comes from the way Huck feels about all of these people. Huck likes the Widow Douglas enough, but does not like how Miss Watson always lectures him. When it comes to Jim, Huck felt as if he was not supposed to like him, or rather had to make his life harder because of his skin color and his status as a slave. With Pap it was different, as Huck knew that his father
Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are two close friends, but are also very different from each other. While one lives in a well-respected family, the other is abandoned out onto the streets. While one boy is liked by almost everyone in the community, the other is looked down on by society. The only similarities the two companions have together are their bravery and courageousness, their strong belief in superstition, and their love of adventure. Despite their many differences, both boys know when to make the right decision, and both value friendship above all.
Huck’s relationship with Jim evolves through out the first chapters in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Before their relationship evolved into a friendship, Huck saw Jim as an inferior, and Jim saw himself as one as well. Evolving into the end of Chapter 16, Huck has thoughts of apologizing for a trick he played on Jim, showing that Huck saw him as an equal, and a friend. The first time Huck speaks to Jim is on Jackson’s Island, when they are both runaways. “‘Well, I b’lieve you, Huck. I—I run off.’ ‘Jim!’ But mind, you said you wouldn’t tell—you know you said you wouldn’t tell, Huck.’ ‘Well, I did. I said I wouldn’t, and I’ll stick to it” (45). When Jim tells Huck the reason why he is out on Jackson’s Island, Huck is surprised, as Jim became nervous and tried to use Huck’s word against his own. Clearly there still is not a lot
Huck Finn and Jim are characters created by Mark Twain in the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The environment in which Huck lives in is very challenging, and as a result of this, he has to lie, cheat, steal, and defraud his way down the Mississippi river. Unlike Huck, Jim is a slave who gets depicted as a simple and trusting character. Despite Jim’s place as a slave, he walked together with Huck. Jim’s actions in the novel make him an authority figure. Jim’s trust and faith in his friend Huck also gets expounded throughout the novel. Just like “the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a novel by Harper Lee with Scout and Jem as the main characters. Like Huck, Scout is the narrator of the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The strength as well as the characters Scout portrays at school makes other students regard her as a masculine being. Despite this, she could easily walk in someone else’s shoes. In the novel, Jem portrays a character that successfully represents the idea of bravery. In tandem with this, he protects and helps Scout understand the impacts of the events around her. My aim is to delineate both the similarities and the differences between Huck and Jim, the characters in Mark Twain's