... as he debates aiding Jim in his escape. Huck and Jim have one major similarity, and that is that they are both runaways. The Widow Douglas and Miss Watson took Huck in in order to civilize him properly by making sure he went to school, dressed appropriately, ate correctly, had manners and had a place to live ... she was going to sell him in order to get the eight hundred dollars that a slave seller said he was worth. Although Jim says that the Miss Watson was pretty rough on him at times, he still did not want to be sold into another unpredictable group of circumstances, so he ran off and...

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... instincts to decide what the right thing to do was. When Huckleberry Finn stumbles across Jim at Jackson's Island, Jim explains to Huck that he had run away from Mrs. Watson. Huck decides not to turn him in because he had given him his word, and because he doesn't want to be lonely. Huck couldn't deal with his conscience of aiding ... what to do and decides to pray. This is a failed attempt and he decides he needs to let Mrs. Watson know what has happened to Jim. He figures that Jim was better off with Mrs. Watson than anyone else. Huck writes Mrs. Watson a letter informing her of Jims ...

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... instincts to decide what the right thing to do was. When Huckleberry Finn stumbles across Jim at Jackson's Island, Jim explains to Huck that he had run away from Mrs. Watson. Huck decides not to turn him in because he had given him his word, and because he doesn't want to be lonely. Huck couldn't deal with his conscience of aiding ... what to do and decides to pray. This is a failed attempt and he decides he needs to let Mrs. Watson know what has happened to Jim. He figures that Jim was better off with Mrs. Watson than anyone else. Huck writes Mrs. Watson a letter informing her of Jims ...

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... the book. It seems Huck is used to caring for himself most of the time, but is now living with Widow Douglas. Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, try to "civilize" Huck, and educate him. Yet almost from the beginning of the book, Huck clearly doesn't seem to have any interest in education, religion, ... was an awful bad sign and would fetch me some bad luck-" are examples of his rejection to "civilization" and his beliefs in superstitions. 2. Jim is Miss Watson's slave. My first impressions of Jim are that he is completely uneducated, very easily fooled, and extremely superstitiou...

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... the agonizing process from childhood to adulthood where he attains self-knowledge and discovers his own identity. Throughout the journey down the Mississippi River, Jim, Ms. Watson's runaway slave, accompanies Huck, and is later joined by two con men. It is during this journey that a great moral crisis in Huck's life occurs ... where he must make a painful decision as to whether he is going to give Jim up to the slave hunters or notify Ms. Watson about Jim's whereabouts and assist him to remain a free man. This is the turning point in his character where through deep introspection, he l...

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... Mark Twain Plot, Character, and Setting Plot 1. Narrative Hook- The rising action of the story is when Huck is adopted by Miss Douglas and Miss Watson, they attempt to make him a respectable young man. All is well until Huck's drunken father Pap reappears and demands Huck's money. Miss Douglas tries ... a series of increasingly serious scams that end when they sell Jim to the Phelps farm. Climax- Huck considers but then decides against writing Miss Watson to tell her the Phelps family is holding Jim, following his principles rather than the existing morality of the day. Instead, Tom and...

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... Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain developed one of his most unique characters. The novel begins in a small town called St. Petersburg where Huck is taken care of by Miss Watson and the Widow Douglass. Miss Watson and Widow Douglass try to "sivilize" Huck, but Huck feels constrained by civilization. When Huck escapes to Jackson Island, he discovers Jim, the widow"s runaway slave. Although ... shows true maturity by telling the truth and not lying. In addition, Huck's final stage of maturity is shown in chapter 31 by his ripping up the letter to Miss Watson and choosing to go to hell. Huck's d...

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... and what is wrong, and the moral decisions of helping a runaway slave. While living on Jackson's Island and thinking that is all by himself, he meets Jim who was Miss Watson's slave and soon realize that he ran off. Here Huck faced with his first tough decision, to go with Jim and help him, or just tell and get a reward. Then ... authorities or not. Still not sure what to do about the whole situation Huck feels bad because he says Miss Watson never did anything to him that she deserved her slave being taken away. Conscience says to me, "What had poor Miss Watson done to you, that you co...

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... debated issue of the time that runs through the heart of the novel, the idea of slavery. The issue of race and slavery is manifested in Huck's letter to Miss Watson where he details the pickup location of Jim, her runaway slave. Huck may not actively take part in society, but he is cognizant of the popular view on slavery in ... with the runaway slave that he "stole" up until the very end. Huck knows that the morally right thing to do would be to return Jim to Miss Watson. With this in mind, he writes the letter to her, but he is not quick to send it out after he finishes it. Instead, h...

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... homes and was taught different lessons in life. Through his father Huck, was taught that racism is right and that society is often gullible. Through the widow Douglas and Miss Watson, Huck was taught what was right and wrong from books and religion. Huck often questioned these conventions because they often confused him and, eventually, would make up his own rules ... ). To protect Jim and himself, Huck had to lie to many people so that he would not be returned to his father and Jim would not be returned to Miss Watson and sold to New Orleans. By protecting Jim, Huck again rejects societ...

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... beatings and endless embarrassment. He becomes comfortable with this lifestyle, feeling that it is better to be beaten and live with Pap than to be conforming and live with Miss Watson. However, after spending time with Jim on the raft, he realizes that the cruelty he encounters on land can be escaped. While with Jim, good laughs and in-depth conversations ... society, Huck and Jim were never able to truly achieve freedom. The standards of others were forced upon them and their lives were controlled by the "older" and "wiser." Miss Watson created a lifestyle for Huck that consisted of o...

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... 't like to work and is also superstitious. He lived with Widow Douglas, who took him as a son and tried to "civilise" him. He also lives with Widow Douglas's sister, Miss Watson, she was always telling Huck to sit up straight etc. He lived life there being told what to do and believe quite a lot. Huck felt that he lived a constrained life ... living with them, life in captivity. Huck wanted to do things, get out and to have adventure. Huck had his own opinion on things mainly. When Miss Watson told him about the good and the bad place, he chose the bad because it seemed better and more i...

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... of friendship and love all because we want to help someone; just as Huck found himself when he ran cross Jim and found that he had been sold by Miss Watson; but, he has ran away instead. At this point Huck must make a decision in which he knows he could find himself in a lot of trouble for aiding Jim in his ... needs to run because he has faked his own death and now must really not be heard from again; Jim, on the other hand ran away from his owner Miss Watson after he found out that he had been sold to New Orleans and was to be taken away from his family. The two's friendship grows thr...

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... town until he could be returned to his rightful owner. Huck is terrified and wonders if he would just like to go home. He decides to write a letter to Miss Watson, Jim's owner, telling her where he is. However, when the letter is written, Huck contemplates his friendship and realizations about Jim. "I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two ... procedures. This in itself is representative of Tom's lack of maturity, but what makes it worse is that Tom holds the knowledge that Jim has already been set free. Miss Watson died weeks ago, setting Jim free in her will....

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... protected him. He lied to men saying his family had smallpox and he needed help, just to scare them away so they wouldn't see Jim. He also contemplated writing Miss Watson a letter telling her where her runaway slave was. Over his increased attachment and understanding to Jim, Huck decided "All right then, I"ll go to hell" (Twain 31) during the climax ... give up everything for his friendship with Jim. Even being sent to hell is reasonable, as long as he won't lose Jim. Society would have written the letter to Miss Watson a long time ago, but the value of friendship is one of the greate...

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... rational decisions. His friendship with Jim is a big part in his moral growth throughout the novel. The epiphany he has when he decides not to send the letter to Miss Watson was a personal triumph. Twain uses Huck's friendship with Jim to gain sympathy from his readers for not only Jim, but also Huck himself. In one scenario during the float down ... know at the time, but Jim was shielding the youngster from staring his dead father in the face. There is a difference however, between Jim's actions towards his previous owner Miss Watson and his services unto Huck. Jim worked and did the t...

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... , you"ll go to the bad place" a.k.a. hell. However, this was most frequently said by those who also did things that may have resulted in being cast into hell. Miss Watson, the sister of Widow Douglas and Huck's teacher, frequently told this to Huck. In contrary, she had quite a few downfalls or sinful ways herself. For example, she owned slaves and ... was forced upon children, therefore provoking them to rebel once they were older, as did Mark Twain. In Twain's novel, Huck is forced to learn about the bible by Miss Watson and Widow Douglas, whether he wants to or not. As a result, durin...

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... protected him. He lied to men saying his family had smallpox and he needed help, just to scare them away so they wouldn't see Jim. He also contemplated writing Miss Watson a letter telling her where her runaway slave was. Over his increased attachment and understanding to Jim, Huck decided "All right then, I"ll go to hell" (Twain 31) during the climax ... give up everything for his friendship with Jim. Even being sent to hell is reasonable, as long as he won't lose Jim. Society would have written the letter to Miss Watson a long time ago, but the value of friendship is one of the greate...

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... own judgment to make fundamental decisions that will affect the morals which Huck will carry with him for the rest of his life. Preceding the start of the novel, Miss Watson and the widow have been granted custody of Huck, an "unsivilized" boy who encompasses no set of morals as his own. That is to say, he conforms to that of ... , nobody could think of anything to do- everybody was stumped, and set still. I was most ready to cry; but all at once I thought of a way, and so I offered them Miss Watson-they could kill her."(Twain, 9) At this moment, Huck is at the peak of his immorality. On...

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... use his own judgement to make fundamental decisions that will effect the morals of which Huck will carry with him throughout his life. Preceding the start of the novel, Miss Watson and the widow have been granted custody of Huck, an uncivilized boy who possesses no morals. Huck looks up to a boy named Tom Sawyer who has decided he is going ... , nobody could think of anything to do- everybody was stumped, and set still. I was most ready to cry; but all at once I thought of a way, and so I offered them Miss Watson-they could kill her (17-18). At this moment, Huck is at the peak of his imm...

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... Finn: the main Character of the book, son of the town drunk. He is 12 yrs old. Clever and knows a lot about life. Jim: the run away slave of Miss Watson helps Huck gain freedom. Travels with him. Widow Douglas: Huck's guardian who adopts him and wants to civilize him. Takes care of two other kids. Pap: Huck's father when he ... ...

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... struggles with his conscience. After realizing that the Duke and Dauphin have taken Jim, Huck grapples with the decision of what to do with Jim. He finally concludes that Miss Watson would be, ". . . mad and disgusted at [Jim's] rascality and ungratefulness for leaving her, and so she'd sell him straight down the river again . . . everybody naturally despises an ungrateful nigger, they ... ...

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... society says is seen when Huck constantly hears about rewards for a runaway slave. Even his own morality comes into play when he feels that he is doing wrong to Miss Watson when she never did anything bad to Huck. But what Huck constantly comes to realize is that he is doing a morally righteous thing because Jim is a human being, not something ... ...

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... from the masses. The alienation of Jim throughout the story reflects the popular racist beliefs of the mid to late 1800s. The character of Jim is introduced as a "nigger." "Miss Watson's big nigger, named Jim was setting in the kitchen door- (P.6) The word "nigger" itself offends the majority of people in this country. It has become a trademark of racist and inhuman ... ...

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... to use his slave, and by this his moral strength grew. Huck's moral journey comes to an end when he had to decide on whether or not to tell Miss Watson about where Jim was. Instead, he decided to "go to hell" for Jim. Jim is very important to Huck. This shows the kindness and friendship between them. This was the ... ...

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