A chapter in the book that I enjoyed was chapter 12. This chapter shows some ways that Huck and Jim are coping through life alone on the river. When the boys are slowly going down the river, they find different ways to survive. In this chapter, we learn about one of their greatest sources of food. In the early mornings, Huck and Jim would sneak onto cornfields and "borrow" melons, corn or other crop. Huck considered this borrowing because he had a theory about it. Pap said that if he plans on paying the grower back at some point then it is simply borrowing and not stealing. Jim had a different point of view on it though. Jim feels that it is a bit of both. Later in this chapter, Huck and Finn see a wrecked steamboat in the river. The two run-a-ways decide to board the shipwreck. On the broken boat they find two robbers threatening a third person. They were threatening him so he wouldn’t “tell” something. This chapter then continues into chapter 13, which continues the story of the broken boat. Jim and Huck board the boat and leave quickly and quietly but Huck then feels bad about this choice. Huck decides to save the man stranded on the boat. He travels up shore for a while before he stops to talk to a ferry watchman. Huck then invents this very long and detailed story about how a family wrecked their boat just up the stream a bit. Huck felt bad about not doing anything for these robbers because he thought maybe he himself might end up a murderer someday. This part of the chapter shows that although he faked his own death and ran away like this, he still has a soul. He still wants his life to end somewhat decent considering. This part of the book shows the reader that Huck isn’t really a bad kid, he just does what he needs to do to survive.
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