Friday, January 16, 2009

Huck & Jim and Huck & Pap

After Huck has escaped to Jackson's Island and meets Jim there, the relationship between the two has grown stronger. The relationship between these two guys is more of a father son relation, even though the two are not related in any way. After being with each other for several days and trying to survive Jim has become more of a father towards Huck than Pap is. Jim tells Huck things that Pap wouldn't have told him. There are a lot of people who tell Huck stories, and when Huck goes to seee if they're true, they're not. But in Jim's case, he does tell true stories. One is of the birds that they say and Jim said it would rain. Later on, there was a heavy storm. Also, Jimi was right about touching the snake skin, and that it would bring bad luck. Well after Huck put the dead snake near Jim, it's mate came by and bit Jim on the foot. This is significant because it's the first time where someone actually told Huck something that was true. Also when Huck and Jim go fishing together, it is an activity taht a father & son are always seen doing together.
The relationship between Huck and Pap isn't what a real father son relationship should be. Pap abuses Huck. He treats his son as a slave. Pap doesn't earn any money, and is expecting to get that $6,000 that Huck has from him. Even when Huck does give him a few dollars, Pap just goes and spends it on alcohol and gets drunk. Also when Pap comes back for the first time, and speaks with Huck, he is angry taht his son is educated. He's mad that Huck is the first one in the family to know how to read and write. How can a father do that to his child?Even when Pap takes Huck away, he leaves his son locked up in the house while he is gone into town. Huck is stuck there in the house and can't get out.

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