Huck Essay, Research Paper

"The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize

me; but it was rough living in the house all the time…. so, when I couldn’t

stand it no longer I lit out into my rags and was free and satisfied, but she

always took me back." Huck is having trouble adjusting to living with the

widow. He is accustomed to living free in the woods, without worrying about

possessions, language, or cleanliness. Chap.1: pg.4 "Pretty soon I wanted

to smoke and asked the widow to let me, but she wouldn’t." This is just

another example of Huck losing his freedom, as on his own he would have done

what he wanted to. Chap.1: pg.6 "And then I put out the light and scrambled

out of the window on to the shed." Huck is exercising his longing for

freedom by going out at night with Tom. Chap.2: pg.6-12 Tom and Huck encounter

Jim whose freedom is taken away because he is a slave. Huck joins Tom’s gang and

they plan to take people’s freedom away by holding them for ransom. Chap.3:

pg.12 "Well, I got a good going-over in the morning from old Miss Watson on

account of my clothes." This in part why Huck wants his freedom, of doing

what he likes, because they want to civilize him. Chap.4: pg.16 ?At first I

hated school, but by and by I got so I could stand it. Whenever I got uncommonly

tired I played hooky?? Huck doesn?t like being caged in school, but begins

to like it because when he gets tired of it he can take a break anyway. Ch.5:

pg.19-23 Huck confronts his father who spends some time with the judge and stops

drinking, but begins again. So, as his freedom isn?t taken. Ch.: 24 ?So he

watched out for me one day and catched me and took me up over the river.?

Hucks father once again takes his freedom away, but he gets it back by living

the good life in the woods, for a while. Ch.7: pg.32 Huck escapes from his

father by making it look like he was murdered; he now has total freedom. Ch.8:

pg.36-47 ?I was powerful lazy and comfortable-didn?t want to get up and cook

breakfast.? Huck enjoys this total freedom. He also confronts Jim in this

chapter and discovers Jim is now free too as he ran off from Mrs. Watson. Ch.9:

pg. 47-51 Jim and Huck enjoy the good life being free. Ch.10: pg.51 ?I wanted

to talk about the dead man, but Jim didn?t wanna.? Jim didn?t want to talk

of the dead man who had gained or lost his freedom by dying. Ch.11: Ch.12:

pg.62-68 Huck and Jim are still on their journey to be free, but when Huck finds

another human in need of freedom he was prepared t tell a white-lie to a perfect

stranger to help. Ch.13: pg.69-74 Not only are they still in trouble, but they

also are hating the fact they are still not completely free. Jim didn?t want

to go to the wreck at all, but Huck made him. And Huck has to send him ahead and

catch up with him later. Ch.16: pg.89-92 Huck is starting to wonder why he never

thought about turning Jim in. Then he realizes that Jim is his friend, and he

will not take Jim?s freedom into his own hands. Ch.17: pg.92-102 Huck is now

in paradise with the Grangerfords. He loves everything about this place; except

for that there is no place for Jim here. He also knows that he still doesn?t

have total freedom. Ch.18: 103-113 Huck is still enjoying life with the

Grangerfords, until a seemingly meaningless fight begins and Huck realizes he is

still not free from ignorance or death. This is just like it was with his

father. So, he and Jim flee down the Mississippi. Ch.18: pg.113-114 Huck enjoys

the freedom he has once again gained by leaving the Grangerfords. Ch.20: pg.122

They once again run into the problem of Jim being a runaway slave. Ch.21:

pg.130-140 Boggs freedom is taken into Col. Sherburns hands, when he is shot and

killed. Ch.24: pg.151-152 They again run into the problem of the runaway slave,

Jim. They say he is a sick Arab and keep him confined to the raft. Ch.25:

pg.157-164 Huck begins to feel trapped by the King and the Duke. He feels he is

losing his freedom. Ch.26: pg.170-175 Huck still feels he isn?t totally free,

because the King and the Duke still have control over him. So, he thinks of a

way to take it back, by stealing the money. Ch.27: pg.179 The King and the Duke

sell Mary Jane and her sisters slaves and splits the mother and the kids up.

This is another example of how slaves freedom was taken advantage of. Huck

doesn?t like this, so he continues with his plan. Ch.28: pg.191 ?Not now;

have it for breakfast, have it for breakfast! Cut loose and let her slide.?

Huck and Jim are happy to be by themselves again. They are free once again, but

then Huck sees the King and the Duke coming in a skiff and he starts and gives

up. Ch.29 Huck and Jim are now more or less enslaved by the King and the Duke

again. Ch.30: pg.197 ?Set her loose, Jim; we?re all right now!? The King

and the Duke get in a fight and they are so preoccupied with themselves that

Huck makes a run for it. Only Jim isn?t there, he has been taken by Silas

Phelps for the reward on him. Ch.31: pg.200 All right, then, I?ll go to

hell-? Huck thinks about writing a letter to Mrs. Watson telling her where Jim

is because he thinks he?ll go the hell if he doesn?t. He decides not to and

will take the consequences for friend. Ch.32: pg.200-208 Huck is on the Phelps

farm and assumes the identity of Tom Sawyer. Jim is still enslaved by Silas

Phelps. Ch.33: pg.216-223 The King and the Duke finally get caught. Their

freedom is taken away when they are tarred and feathered. Ch.34: pg.223-228 Tom

and Huck find out where Jim is being kept. Jim is very happy about Huck finding

him and hopes they will free him immediately. Ch.35: pg.231-236 Jim is still

locked up, but Huck is trying to free him. Ch.36: pg.240 Tom and Huck dig a hole

into Jim?s cabin to try and free him, but Tom comes up with this ridiculous

plan and drags it out.