Jim and Huck are running away and it's interesting to me
that both of them are running away for similar things. I the comparisons being
Jim is a slave and running from the oppression and hardships of being, well, a
slave. Then, Huck going through the hardships of being a child of a drunken and
abusive father. It's ironic to me even though Jim is a slave and Huck is not,
but they both can come together and run away without issues. What do you think?
I am not sure if Huck understands just how serious Jim's situation is. Even after everything Huck has been through, he is still quite carefree and I would even say naïve about the fact that Jim could be killed for running away.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that they're running away for similar reasons; they run away because they're not happy with their lives at home. I think they do run into issues though. Jim will struggle with Huck's lack of urgency to not be caught.
ReplyDeleteYes I think there running for similar reasons but the scale of importance is very different, as seen in the woman Huck meets when he's dressed like a girl. She goes on about he "black man" needing to be caught and then says that a young white boy running away is normal.
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