The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn 2
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both Jim and Huck runaway from a society that sees them as outcasts. Even though Huck was adopted by Widow Douglas, Huck was accustomed to his old life, a life without rules, given to him by his father. Jim was a slave therefore he was considered less than the "White" people. Both, after running away, begin to feel love for each other. A love that later transcends into an unbreakable love. Love is a key topic in this novel. It is expressed by Jim and Huck in unimaginable ways.
At first, Huck starts out with some respect for Jim which later deepens and Huck ends up caring a great deal about Jim. Later, that consideration molds itself into love after Huck has the chance to experience Jim's grandiose heart. In the middle of the novel, Huck says, "But somehow I couldn't seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind. I'd seen him standing my watch on top of his'n, stead of calling me, so I could go on sleeping; and see him how glad he was when I came back out of the fog; and when I come to him again in the swamp, up there where the feud was
" (Huckfinn; pg. 214), this shows his caring for Jim and him recognizing Jim's father like figure. How a father takes care of his child and protects him.
Later in the novel, Huck shows the reader how much he cares for Jim. He faces a moral dilemma about whether or not he should turn Jim in. Huck writes a letter to Miss Watson, Jim's owner, telling her where to find Jim. He ends up saying "All right, then, I'll go to hell" the he ripped it. (Huckfinn; pg. 214), this phrase demonstrates how Huck rejects everything taught to him for Jim. He is willing to go to hell for Jim, a "nigger", because that is what society has made him believe, even though he is doing the right thing they made him believe that he would go to hell for helping a slave. This is a poignant phrase in this novel. It shows how deep their love has developed.
Jim, as...
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