Chapters 23-27

In these chapters of Huckleberry Finn, Hucks maturity comes out much more than in previous chapters. You see him truly growing as a character when he comes to the conclusion that just maybe Jim is just like everyone else, and by everyone else, I mean white people. He does this when he wakes up to Jim sulking about his wife and children, and Huck thinks that it actually is possible for black people to care for their children, as whites do. Another way that we see Huck growing is by realizing that Jim and himself are being used by the "king" and the "duke," and by seeing him digging for the facts and trying to get them to admit to something. He seems to be becoming more and more independent as the story goes on. He is not growing in a sense of maturity that everyone would think, but he is growing into the truth. He is finding the actuality of things, not what the society continues mature. When he realizes that Jim is just like white people, he is coming to his own conclusion, not what he is taught. Throughout these chapters, we often find Huck on his own, and this gives him time to discover himself and his own thoughts and beliefs. I foresee Huck continuing to grow, and to make his decisions more based on what he thinks is best, rather than what someone else thinks would be best for him. I think that he will stop giving in to the king and duke, as well as having a deeper respect for Jim and his family.