Reading chapters 31-43, wasn't interesting to me then the previous chapters I blogged about last. It annoyed me more than usual. We are again having to read about betrayal from the duke and king. This time they outdone themselves. It didn't seem right that they betrayed Jim, by selling him for money. The king more than the duke by being the one selling him. The duke just printed the handbill for it. Still he had a part in it. Another part I considered betrayal in these chapters was sadly on Huck's part due to Tom behalf. Honestly I don't like Tom as a character. He is so immature compared to Huck, who is maturing. But I felt Huck betrayed Jim because he listed and went with Tom's plan, Which was longer imprisonment for Jim, making it unnecessary. Huck knows how much Jim wants to be free so he could be with his family. Why couldn't he stand up to Tom to began with?
Friendship has blossomed into a beautiful thing with Huck and Jim in this novel. Especially in the end. "And got to thinking over our trip down the river; and I see Jim before me, all the time, in the day, and in the nigh-time, sometimes moonlight, sometimes storms, and we a floating along, talking, and singing, and laughing." (chapter 31). I am really proud of Huck for not sending the letter to Tom. He realizes his friendship with Jim is more important and would rather go to hell because of that. Saving Jim was the high point of their friendship. He wants Jim to be free like he is. To conclude my last post on Huckleberry Finn, the two themes I had to write about both balanced each other out. Without betrayal their wouldn't really be friendship. Thank you.
Huck and Jim till the end!
While reading chapters 23-30, I didn't want to put the book down. This was the first section of the novel that didn't put me to sleep every so often (Not Kidding). I really enjoyed the story plot behind it. There was betrayal left from right. Not so much friendship. Can we all agree how much we hate the king and the duke. For them to talk up a show and for it to end up being short is so stupid. I can see why the crowd wasn't satisfied. The King and duke betrayed them into thinking that they were going to get their money's worth, which they didn't. They were lucky enough to escape when they did. Sadly. But no they couldn't stop there, they just had to go to the next town and betray more people. This time death was involved. Really! "Alas, alas, our poor brother-gone, and we never got to see him; oh, it's too, too hard!" (chapter 24) The king and duke in my understanding of the reading were basically crying because they had a great opportunity ahead if them.
When they continue lying about who they were I was not only angry at them but at the people who believed every word of their lie. Yes there lies were believable but when the only sensible one, Doctor Robinson accuses them of being fraud's, the people still didn't believe. I was proud of Huck for stepping up as well and telling Mary about the king and duke. I wanted them to get caught as badly as Huck did to but that didn't happen. To end this discussion about the king and duke, why did the king confess to hiding the money tin the coffin?
Friendship for Huck and Jim is going great. In the end of chapter 30, Huck tells Jim everything about what happened in town. Isn't that what friendship is about, telling each other everything that goes on in life. The part that made me smile while reading was in chapter 23. "I went to sleep, and Jim didn't call me when it was my turn. He often done that". Jim is nice for letting Huck sleep more than he should. Jim is looking out for him like a friend/dad.
