Huckleberry Finn: A Character Analysis
Huck finds Jim in their raft sleeping after they got separated, Huck lies to Jim saying he was there the whole time, this lie shows that Huck is a very close friend to Jim, how Jim has feelings and emotions, and it brings out the humanization of Jim.
Jim views Huck as a very close friend, which is why Jim was mad that he played the trick on him. Huck and Jim get separated in a thick fog. Later on, Huck finds Jim in the raft sleeping. So, Huck plays a trick on Jim saying that they never got separated and it was only a dream. Jim exclaims, “En all you wuz thinkin ‘bout wuz how you could make a fool uv ole Jim wid a lie. Dat truck das is trash; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren’s en makes’ em ashamed” (Twain 73). At one point Jim starts to cry because Huck is back and thought that he lost him for good. Jim finally sees through Huck’s lie and scolds him about how friends should not lie to other friends. Huck comes to a conclusion that friends should never play tricks on one another. Huck finally realizes that he should not have played his trick on Jim because Jim got really mad. This brought out the friendship …show more content…
between the two, but this friendship is keeping Huck from turning Jim in. Surprisingly, Huck builds up the courage to apologize to Jim because it is the right thing to do.
After the whole argument Jim and Huck had about how Huck was with Jim the whole time, Huck finally realizes that Jim has feelings and emotions. Jim put all of the pieces together and found out that Huck was lying to him. While Jim was explaining what went on in his “dream” he says that when he was done calling for him, he started to cry and this was the moment that Huck saw Jim showing his emotions and how important he is to Jim. Jim expresses, “I’s gwyne to tell you. When I got all wore out wid work, en wid de callin’ for you, en went to sleep, my heart wuz mos’ broke bekase you wuz los’, en I didn’ k’ yer no mo’ what become er me en de raf’” (Twain 73). Huck finally realizes that Jim has actual feelings and emotions when Jim was explaining what happened. Jim is also looking for his family, which he sobs over every night. Huck’s heart is touched when Jim said that his heart was broke when he was without him. If Huck never told this lie Jim would still have kept his emotions and feelings to himself. Jim, finally, expresses most of his emotions and feelings during this scene on the river.
Huckleberry's lie to Jim has brought out Jim’s humanization to the reader and Huck.
Jim walked over to the wigwam without saying anything, so mad that Huck lied to him. Jim was very disappointed in Huck. Huck realizes this when Jim did not think the trick was funny at all. Huck projects, “It made me feel so mean I almost kissed his foot to get him to take it back. It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a slave” (Twain 73). Back in those days, people viewed slaves as property. This scene brings out the humanization of Jim because Huck actually feels so bad for Jim that he apologies to Jim. If Huck never told this lie, Jim’s humanization would have never come out. This scene is the most important scene in the novel because Huck finally realizes that Jim is not just property, but a human
being.
Jim views Huck as a very close friend, which is why Jim was mad that he played the trick on him. Huck and Jim get separated in a thick fog. Later on, Huck finds Jim in the raft sleeping. So, Huck plays a trick on Jim saying that they never got separated and it was only a dream. Jim exclaims, “En all you wuz thinkin ‘bout wuz how you could make a fool uv ole Jim wid a lie. Dat truck das is trash; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren’s en makes’ em ashamed” (Twain 73). At one point Jim starts to cry because Huck is back and thought that he lost him for good. Jim finally sees through Huck’s lie and scolds him about how friends should not lie to other friends. Huck comes to a conclusion that friends should never play tricks on one another. Huck finally realizes that he should not have played his trick on Jim because Jim got really mad. This brought out the friendship …show more content…
between the two, but this friendship is keeping Huck from turning Jim in. Surprisingly, Huck builds up the courage to apologize to Jim because it is the right thing to do.
After the whole argument Jim and Huck had about how Huck was with Jim the whole time, Huck finally realizes that Jim has feelings and emotions. Jim put all of the pieces together and found out that Huck was lying to him. While Jim was explaining what went on in his “dream” he says that when he was done calling for him, he started to cry and this was the moment that Huck saw Jim showing his emotions and how important he is to Jim. Jim expresses, “I’s gwyne to tell you. When I got all wore out wid work, en wid de callin’ for you, en went to sleep, my heart wuz mos’ broke bekase you wuz los’, en I didn’ k’ yer no mo’ what become er me en de raf’” (Twain 73). Huck finally realizes that Jim has actual feelings and emotions when Jim was explaining what happened. Jim is also looking for his family, which he sobs over every night. Huck’s heart is touched when Jim said that his heart was broke when he was without him. If Huck never told this lie Jim would still have kept his emotions and feelings to himself. Jim, finally, expresses most of his emotions and feelings during this scene on the river.
Huckleberry's lie to Jim has brought out Jim’s humanization to the reader and Huck.
Jim walked over to the wigwam without saying anything, so mad that Huck lied to him. Jim was very disappointed in Huck. Huck realizes this when Jim did not think the trick was funny at all. Huck projects, “It made me feel so mean I almost kissed his foot to get him to take it back. It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a slave” (Twain 73). Back in those days, people viewed slaves as property. This scene brings out the humanization of Jim because Huck actually feels so bad for Jim that he apologies to Jim. If Huck never told this lie, Jim’s humanization would have never come out. This scene is the most important scene in the novel because Huck finally realizes that Jim is not just property, but a human
being.