Fast Food Nation
Monday, September 26, 2011
Chapters 16-18
In theses chapters, Huck comes face to face with his conscience. He is disturbed by the decision that he must make: Should he turn in Jim to the authorities because that would be the sociably responsible and expected thing to do? or should he be faithful and true to Jim because Jim trusts him? As we see later on in the chapter Huck unconscionably lies to the men looking for the five runaway slaves for Jim's sake. By the end of chapter 18 when Huck witnesses the death of his new friend Buck he comes to a realization that friendships can end as quickly as they are made, signifying the importance of friendship in general but more so, the importance of His and Jim's friendship and how he must treasure it because life doesn't last forever.
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I think that Huck is beginning to realize that with his newfound freedom comes responsibility. He now has to make decisions that can potentially ruin his relationship with his friend and possibly create dangerous situations for himself. I agree that life doesn't last forever so you should make the best of it, but friendship is important. The world that Huck is growing up in starting to change and so are his decisions. I think that he is beginning to rely on Jim as more a survival method than a friend.
ReplyDeleteWhat else does Huck begin to realize from the loss of Buck?
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