Chapters 32-36

In this section of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", the author is introduced to the idea of brotherhood. When Huck stumbles upon the family in the country, he is faced with the reality that he is actually alone. Huck infors readers that he had an uneasy feeling about being around the family and being a stranger, mostly due to the fact that this is the type of life he has never had before. When this stranger family beings to call Huck "Tom Sawyer, Huck's whole perception of the family changes, almost as if the family accepting Huck as "Tom Sawyer" has given him the feeling of absolution he has searched after for so long. Huck and Tom, being the regular boys that they were from back at home, had always been friends, having all these seemingly great adventures together. Huck feels upset to know that this family has a connection to Tom that he might not have again. But when the real Tom Sawyer enters the picture, the two boys are determined to stick together; united by tragedy and the desire to free Jim.