Veni, Vidi, Dormivi

Some critics claim that Jim is Huck’s true father. I am going to judge this statement. Some info about Huck and Jim before we start: Huck helped arresting some bandits while they were trying to rob Mrs Douglas. He got a reward on $6000 for it, and Mrs Douglas took him into her home because Huck did not have a proper home. Mrs Douglas’ sister, Ms Watson, has a slave named Jim. Jim is nice to Huck, and Huck likes Jim.

 Not long after, Jim and Huck found themselves in the same situation. Jim had run away from Mrs Watson because she intended to sell him, and Huck had run away from his drunk father. Jim was always kind to Huck, he shared his food with him, and he took him with him on his journey. Huck likes Jim, so he wants to join him on his escape.

 Over the journey to escape from their past, Jim takes good care of Huck. Together they build a raft, and go downstream with the Mississippi River. Later on, they meet two men that are calling themselves the King and the Duke. The King says he’s the King of France, and the Duke says he’s the Duke of Bridgewater in England. Huck finds out what kind of people they are, but Jim wants to think the best of everyone. The King and the Duke joins Huck and Jim on the raft.

 Later on they arrived in a town, and there was a funeral going on. The King and the Duke tells that they are someone that they’re not, and they try to scam the funeral to make some money.Huck then realizes Jim was right about the King and the Duke, so they run away from them. Together they escape to where Tom Sawyer lives.

 To the conclusion: Jim isn’t Huck’s biological father as we know, that is the drunk Mr. Finn. Though, Jim takes on the role as Huck’s father, helping him out, he’s being kind to him, he uses his wisdom to give Huck advice, and he wants the best for him, in difference to Mr. Finn who only wants Huck’s money. So yeah, you could say that Jim is Huck’s true father.  

Questions:

1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in: Charles L. Webster And Company, 1884.

2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can best be described as: One of the first great American Novels. Huck and Jim escapes together to run away from their homes, and they get in the middle of several adventures on their way.
 3. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer each received ________ dollars when they found money that the robbers had hidden in the cave:$6000
4. Huck’s father returns because he:Huck’s Father returns because he wants Huck’s money.
5. When Jim first sees Huck Finn on the island, he thinks Huck:Jim thinks Huck is someone trying to get Jim back to Ms Watson. That will say the sherrif.
6. Jim runs away from Miss Watson because:Jim runs away because Ms Watson is planning to sell Jim.
7.   Huck escapes to Jackson Island and discovers that: Huck discovers that Jim has run away from Ms Watson.

8.Mark Twain’s approach to the issue of racism in Huckleberry Finn is that: All races have right to be free, to live their own life.