At this point in the novel, the story is not just about Huck and Jim anymore; now it’s more about their adventures they have with the 2 con artists who call themselves as Duke and Dauphin. While Duke and Dauphin are performing plays and providing entertainment for people, Huck follows them; but I find it strange that they leave Jim on the boat by himself. Even though they know that Jim is a runaway slave, they shouldn’t keep him tied up on the boat while they have adventures.
It is noticeable that Huck is being a little more different than he was at the beginning of the novel. He is starting to feel more humble and less selfish and mean. As I stated in my previous posts, Huck wanted to pull some tricks on Jim when he did nothing to harm him and Tom from the start. Now that Huck has spent some extra time with Jim, he begins to feel guilt in his decisions. Such as when they steal the robbers’ boat, Huck felt bad for leaving the robbers stranded. “Now I begun to worry about the men—I recon I hadn’t had time to before. I begun to think how dreadful it was, even for murderers, to be in such a fix.” (71). Another example would be when he was about to turn Jim in for being a runaway slave, he felt guilt when Jim told him he was his only friend. I think Huck is starting to think about other people’s feelings instead of just how he feels. I hope he continues to grow in humbleness throughout his adventures.
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