While I began reading, I didn't understand why they were making such a big fuss about coming up with a code of arms. Why was it so significant to their plan? Also, I didn't know what they thought they were going to achieve when Tom wrote a fake letter about a gang that was planning to come and steal Jim. I think the boys are just being boys and coming up with things that they think will make the story more interesting. I feel like Huck is more dependent now that he is with Tom again and it shows when they are revising their plans; it's almost like Huck was actually trying to survive when he was by himself, but now that he is with Tom, surviving doesn't mean the most to him. They are trying to create their own story or book that in the future others will follow. This just ties with the first impression I received from Tom, he wanted to live his life out of a fantasy book, but now he is trying to create his own. In chapter 42, I wonder if Jim would have shown that he knew Huck if they would of had to explain their entire journey. Would they have to reveal all the lies they had covered up? During this time period were people afraid of what would happen to them if they were against slavery? After learning about the Salem Witch Trials, this thought caught my attention because if they people were afraid of what would happen to them if they openly disagreed with slavery, they would accuse others of disagreeing to make themselves look better. This is why if I were the doctor, I wouldn't say anything about not hurting Jim too much unless needed because even if I was okay with slavery, I wouldn't risk someone accusing me of not.
The boys are trying to come up with a code of arms that Jim will scratch into the walls like every prisoner has always done. Tom reveals his laziness because he is quick to tell someone else what needs to be done, but he doesn't want to do it himself. There were many things Tom insisted on doing that weren't as necessary as he believed; Jim protested against the unnecessary amount of trouble Tom wanted to create. The boys end up coming out of another doubtful situation successful; it surprised me that Huck, Jim, and Tom tricked the family to thinking a gang was really going to steal Jim. Although they did trick the family, Tom still ended up with a bullet wound in his leg. I think the most significant part of chapter 40 on page 275 is after Tom gets shot and Jim says they should find a doctor since Tom would do the same if the situation concerned Jim or Huck instead. It represented how Jim was indifferent in the sense that he was concerned about the well being of white boys. I think it is fair to say that a majority of slaves in this time period would let a white person die or suffer if they were in this situation because they were the people that promote slavery. Huck ended up finding a doctor and sent him to Tom and Jim, but he ran into Silas who took him back home. The town concluded that the family was tricked and Huck promised to never hurt Aunt Sally because he could tell how hurt she was by losing Tom. Another passage that stuck out to me was on page 284 after Tom, the doctor and Jim were found and brought back to the Phelps family; he never acted like he knew Huck. I thought this was significant because if Jim would have acted like he knew Huck, both of them would have been in an even bigger predicament. Also, I thought it was kind of risky when the Doctor came out and told the farmers guarding the shed to not be too cruel because Jim is a good nigger. People could have accused the doctor of sympathizing and taking a liking to the slave and maybe even turned against him saying he didn't support slavery.
I realize Huck Finn is a fiction novel, but Huck, Jim, and Tom get away with more that they should. The amount of times they have gotten away with things they shouldn't have kind of ruins the book for me. They have tested their luck too much; in reality, Jim shouldn't have survived this long for being a runaway nigger in the south, and someone should have caught on to Huck a long time ago. Especially since Huck and Tom are only boys, and Jim is an uneducated black man. Throughout the entire book, I enjoyed the relationship between Jim and Huck the most. Huck was always internally arguing with himself to continue to help and protect Jim, or to just turn him in because he knew people would look at him differently for helping a runaway slave. I also liked how Jim understood what was happening. Using how he didn't show that he knew Huck as an example, he knew what the consequences may be if he would have given away their relationship. Also, Jim never got his hopes up when he got closer to being free, he always knew the risks and he never gave up. This book also shows the importance of family through Jim; white people are not the only people that have family that they love and would do anything to protect. I am glad that our country has evolved from the slavery era because I would have a hard time accepting it.
The boys are trying to come up with a code of arms that Jim will scratch into the walls like every prisoner has always done. Tom reveals his laziness because he is quick to tell someone else what needs to be done, but he doesn't want to do it himself. There were many things Tom insisted on doing that weren't as necessary as he believed; Jim protested against the unnecessary amount of trouble Tom wanted to create. The boys end up coming out of another doubtful situation successful; it surprised me that Huck, Jim, and Tom tricked the family to thinking a gang was really going to steal Jim. Although they did trick the family, Tom still ended up with a bullet wound in his leg. I think the most significant part of chapter 40 on page 275 is after Tom gets shot and Jim says they should find a doctor since Tom would do the same if the situation concerned Jim or Huck instead. It represented how Jim was indifferent in the sense that he was concerned about the well being of white boys. I think it is fair to say that a majority of slaves in this time period would let a white person die or suffer if they were in this situation because they were the people that promote slavery. Huck ended up finding a doctor and sent him to Tom and Jim, but he ran into Silas who took him back home. The town concluded that the family was tricked and Huck promised to never hurt Aunt Sally because he could tell how hurt she was by losing Tom. Another passage that stuck out to me was on page 284 after Tom, the doctor and Jim were found and brought back to the Phelps family; he never acted like he knew Huck. I thought this was significant because if Jim would have acted like he knew Huck, both of them would have been in an even bigger predicament. Also, I thought it was kind of risky when the Doctor came out and told the farmers guarding the shed to not be too cruel because Jim is a good nigger. People could have accused the doctor of sympathizing and taking a liking to the slave and maybe even turned against him saying he didn't support slavery.
I realize Huck Finn is a fiction novel, but Huck, Jim, and Tom get away with more that they should. The amount of times they have gotten away with things they shouldn't have kind of ruins the book for me. They have tested their luck too much; in reality, Jim shouldn't have survived this long for being a runaway nigger in the south, and someone should have caught on to Huck a long time ago. Especially since Huck and Tom are only boys, and Jim is an uneducated black man. Throughout the entire book, I enjoyed the relationship between Jim and Huck the most. Huck was always internally arguing with himself to continue to help and protect Jim, or to just turn him in because he knew people would look at him differently for helping a runaway slave. I also liked how Jim understood what was happening. Using how he didn't show that he knew Huck as an example, he knew what the consequences may be if he would have given away their relationship. Also, Jim never got his hopes up when he got closer to being free, he always knew the risks and he never gave up. This book also shows the importance of family through Jim; white people are not the only people that have family that they love and would do anything to protect. I am glad that our country has evolved from the slavery era because I would have a hard time accepting it.