Saturday, April 5, 2014

Huckleberry Finn Chapters 22-30

          For this post I'm going to focus on describing moments of "Coming of Age" rather than the plot of the book. In chapter 23 when Jim is "moaning and mourning" for his wife and two children. Huck concludes that Jim loves his family as much as white men love theirs. This shows me that Huck is maturing and is starting to view Jim as an equal because he is beginning to view Jim as a person and not just a runaway slave. In chapter 25, when the people of the town believe the duke and dauphin to be related to Peter Wilks, Huck says he has never seen anything so disgusting. To me, he could be referring to how the people are foolish enough to believe the due and dauphin or he could be disgusted at the fact that the duke and dauphin are taking advantage of the people, which again shows the maturation of Huck.
          Continuing, in chapter 26, Huck's morals take over and he seeks out the money to give back to the girls. This is "Coming of Age" because he is taking the feelings of others into account when making decisions. Throughout all off the chapters those were the only events that stuck out as "Coming of Age" to me. Till next week folks, I bid thee farewell.

2 comments:

  1. I agree with you, dude! Huck's realization that Jim is an equal is a prime example of coming of age! It takes a mature mind and rational thinking to come to a conclusion like that! Huck may not be there completely yet, but he sure is getting close. Nice post, dude!

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