The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was an interesting book because if the many controversies that arose in the book. Slavery and racism too name the main ones. Amanda's Blog talks about them. Another quesion that came up was if Jim was a parental figure to Huck? I don't think of Jim as a parent to Huck, but more like a big brother.
Huck was playing tricks on him and would joke around with him almost like he was the younger sibling. Like when he puts the rattlesnake in Jim's bed ant it bites him. I don't think that Huck really tries to hurt Jim. He also never turns in Jim when he gets frustrated with him and wants to give up. The one chance that comes to mind is when the river boat crashes and Jim gets rescued by two white men and they ask who is on the boat and Jim contemplates with himself about turning in Jim. He does not. I believe this shows the brotherly bond that they have.
No matter what siblings do to one another and how mad and frustrated they get they are still there to help them in times of need. They would do anything for one another. They stand by each other til the end. This is shown by Huck and Jim throughout the story.
Posted by JaniceAntal at November 29, 2004 11:24 PM