Well in these last few chapters of Huck Finn, things escalate. Tom and Huck work to free Jim, but Tom starts to create more mischief within their plan. All of the suggestions are completely ridiculous. Tom and Huck free Jim and escape gunfire from guards at the barn but with a small cost. Tom receives a gunshot to the leg. With this wound Jim makes it a point to take care of Tom's wound, because Jim feels Tom would do the same for him. Here we see Jim caring for Tom. I feel that Jim feels compassion towards Tom not only because he helped Jim escape, but also because Jim is a genuinely nice guy. When Jim is brought back to the town in chains with Tom, he is in a different position now. The town recognizes the fact Jim nursed Tom's wounds and also see him as a better person. Eventually Jim is freed from his bond to slavery. These scenes portray the kind and caring qualities of Jim. Even though the superstitions with his Hair ball tell him otherwise. I feel Jim made connections with Huck and Tom that were a bonding experience. It shows how with these two individuals Jim is treated as a regular person, not a slave. This ties in with the friendship aspect contained within the novel. Tom had many chances to rat Jim out. When he came back to town he could have betrayed Jim and let the townspeople sell him. He could have pointed out where Jim was in the shed and reaped in reward money. These actions should be recognized. Tom may have helped free a slave for the thrill and excitement he tried to regenerate from his novels, but ultimately he helped Jim become a new member to society.
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Omar, I surely do agree with you on your post. I felt like you could have added more examples of friendship and betrayal since this is a response of f&b. The example with Jim helping
Tom was just fine. Especially when you mentioned Jim thought that Tom would have done it for him. I kind of disagree on that. I don't think Tom is worried about who cares for him. He is a spoiled boy and not to sound rude, but he is definitely not grateful even if a slave tried to help him. This concept is very confusing to me. Another example that caught my eye was one you said, "Tom had many chances to rat Jim out." It's true, if Tom really cared about snitching on Jim he had so many opportunities to do so. What I feel like is that Tom was so caught up in his adventures to tell on Jim. Besides if he had done so, all his adventures will sadly end. To finish off, good job.
Hey Omar, I like how you talked about the relationship that Jim made with Tom while he was caring for Tom’s wounds. Jim is probably one of the best characters in the book; he shows compassion and empathy to others and helps in any way possible because it’s the right thing to do. Jim even put himself in danger to bring Tom back to town. Some people might not have made the right choice that Jim did in the face of danger, and whether it be by fate or by happenstance Jim got his rightfully deserved freedom and a great friend like Huck.
Omar, in I mostly agree with what you said especially about Jim and his compassion for Tom and how he returned to the town in chains just to be sure of Tom’s safety. He risked his freedom (which he was not aware he already had) to be sure Toms gunshot wound was properly treated. Yet with all this care Jim gave him, Tom toyed with Jim and Huck, and because of that got them nearly killed numerous times just to have a little adventure. This is a great betrayal to Huck and Jim, which Tom gets away with Scott free.
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