In Jim and Huck's squalid world, an apology from a white person to a slave is not only unnecessary, it is scandalous. Huck, however, does not regret his decision to apologize and learns another lesson about Jim's loyalty. He does not play another prank on Jim, but he continues to feel guilt over helping a slave. The irony of the situation is painful, as Huck condemns himself for protecting Jim instead of recognizing the heroics involved. By passing Cairo, Twain is able to navigate the familiar setting of the Mississippi River and the South.
The passage down-river also allows Huck to continue his battle between his instincts and what society dictates he should do. Despite his shame from the prank, Huck still struggles with his conscience.
His decision to turn Jim in details the twisted logic of slavery that condemns a man for wanting to rescue his children from captivity. The biting satire is obvious, as is the realization that Huck cannot defy society's moral code of racism without a struggle.
He is, after all, resisting all the social and cultural reasoning that made slavery possible. When the two men searching for runaway slaves surprise Huck, however, he develops an elaborate story that saves Jim. Once again Huck's actions mirror his natural conscience. Huck is constantly pulled between what he is supposed to think and feel that is, what he has been taught either by lessons or social example and what he actually feels and thinks that is, what he has developed through his personal and natural experiences.
He finds himself aiding Jim, who grows more certain of Huck's loyalty and friendship. However, he realizes he would feel just as bad if he had given Jim up.
Floating along, Huck and Jim pass several towns and worry that they have passed Cairo in the fog. They stop for the night and resolve to take the canoe upriver but in the morning discover that it has been stolen.
Later, a steamboat collides with the raft, breaking it apart. Jim and Huck dive off in time but are separated. Huck makes it ashore, but a pack of dogs corners him. We see in these chapters that Huck, though open-minded, still largely subscribes to the Southern white conception of the world. Huck also genuinely struggles with the question of whether or not to turn over Jim to the white men who ask if he is harboring any runaway slaves.
Over the course of these chapters, as he spends more time with Jim, Huck is forced to question the facts that white society has taught him and that he has taken for granted.
When Huck tells the tale of King Solomon, who threatened to chop a baby in half, Jim argues that Solomon had so many children that he became unable to value human life properly.
Jim points out that both are men and that the analogy is inappropriate. When Huck reaches this realization, he makes a decision to reject conventional morality in favor of what his conscience dictates. Ace your assignments with our guide to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn! SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Why does Jim run away?
What trick does Huck play on Jim after they get separated in the fog? When does Jim earn his freedom? Jim flees from his owner after overhearing her discussing whether or not to sell him for dollars. Because of fog and other difficulties, they miss this conjunction and then other things happen. He is sold as a runaway by the king to Silas Phelps. He plays the unhappy part of prisoner to satisfy the childish whims of Tom Sawyer.
Why does Huck want to save Jim Turner? Huck began to think how dreadful it was, even for murderers, to be in such a fix. How does Huck send help to the Walter Scott? It is Jim , and so to prevent Jim from being captured, Huck lies and said it is his father, who is suffering from smallpox. When Huck reaches this realization, he makes a decision to reject conventional morality in favor of what his conscience dictates.
Chapter 17 He has been brought up by his father, the town drunk, and has a difficult time fitting into society.
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