In chapters 31-35, we witness Huck being almost a completely different person. For once, Huck feels responsible to someone other than his own self. He cares about the girls, and cares about their well being. Up until this point in the book, Huck has only ever truly cared about the well being of Tom Sawyer and Jim. And even with those two, it took a very long time for Huck to develop a relationship with them. With the girls, Huck immediately feels responsible for them. He puts himself in a lot of danger in order to save them from getting their money stolen. It's funny though, because Huck still acts a little selfish. He could've easily come out and told on the duke and the dauphin for pulling the prank, but he is also very worried about himself. He does not want to get caught in the middle of the law and all the drama.
Once Huck and Jim are away from all of this, Huck is back to caring about Jim. He tries to get Tom to help free Jim from getting sold. Huck and Tom's relationship is very interesting. They both feel like they owe something to one another after everything they have been through. Tom breaks what he has always been consistent with - following the law and doing what society tells him to do. For once, Tom breaks that. He doesn't care about his responsibility to society, he is mainly concerned with not only helping Jim, but helping Huck. I really like how much Huck's friendship means to Tom. The two boys are very close and are willing to risk it all.
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I liked that you brought up the friendship topic. Friendship has definitely a lot to do with the character’s actions or how they react to certain situations. A clear representation of this is the example you give in your blog which is Huck and Tom trying to set Jim free. Huck would not have rescued Jim if he wasn’t because Huck considers Jim his friend and thinks that Huck might even be his only friend. They both have passed through many hard circumstances together. Jim has been very protective with Jim acting practically like the father that Huck never had. These are the reasons why Huck decided to rescue Jim and set him free instead of tuning him in. Huck was very close to turning him in. Tom decided to help Huck rescue Jim because they were very close friends for a very long time. They are more than friends they are family now. They love each other even more than brothers.
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