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huck finn

In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main character Huck, makes two very important decisions. The first one is how he treats Jim when he first meets him at Jackson's Island and the second is to tear up the letter to Miss Watson because he cares deeply for Jim.
When Huck first runs away from Pap he goes to Jackson's Island and thinks that he is the only person there. He soon finds out that this is not true, and that "Miss Watson's Jim", is taking camp there as well. Many people would hate to be alone on an island with a Negro, but Huck is happy to have someone to talk with. At first Jim thinks he sees Huck's ghost and is scared. Huck gets Jim's feelings by changing the subject and saying "It's good daylight, let's get breakfast", showing that Huck is not only real but he does not mind that Jim is black. Jim feels that Huck might tell on him for running away, but he then decides that it will be okay to tell him why he ran away from Miss Watson. Jim keeps asking...

Posted by: Melissa T. Littlefield

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