Huckleberry Finn Chapters 23-27

In chapters 23 through 27 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry wakes up one morning to find Jim “moaning and mourning to himself” (155). Jim was mourning because he missed his family, that he had to leave behind when he ran away. Huck decides that Jim must love his family like a white person does, he finds this confusing but accepts it saying “It don't seem natural, but I reckon it's so” (155). The fact that Huck is intrigued by Jim mourning his family even though he is black has a lot to say about the setting of this novel. This has to say a lot about the setting of the novel because Huck grew up in a southern town during the slave era. Huck growing up in this type of society influenced his thoughts and assumptions about black people. This helps give the reader a better understanding of the setting, and of the mentality towards blacks in the novel. Huck is very tolerant towards Jim, especially when considering the time period of this novel and the fact that Huck is a little shocked that Jim has the ability to love and miss his family like a white person would tells the reader a lot about how these people viewed blacks at the time.