However, something Jim says about Huck being the only white man to ever keep a promise stops him and he questions what the morally right thing to do is. This shows that Huck has indeed changed his attitude towards Jim and in time could change his attitude towards other people of color.
Huck has always been taught that black people are property--they are void of feelings, dreams, intellect, etc. Living with Jim as Huck does in such close proximity teaches him that his beliefs are wrong. Huck has a paradigm shift--a realization that Jim is just like he is, only with black skin.
While the change is subtle, Huck begins to show changes in his attitude toward Jim. Huck no longer just cares about his own safety, but Jim’s as well. If he did not, he wound not have risked going into town to get information. A major turning point in the story is when Huck and Jim are separated in a fog.
Huck was raised in a society that devalued the individuality and humanity of slaves; slaves were property to be owned, who couldn't think for themselves, not actual humans with feelings and thoughts. Take for example the numerous pranks that Huck pulled on Jim--they reflect Huck's attitude towards Jim.
Huck begins the novel very immaturely with a misdirected moral compass and even less intellectual independence. As he travels down the river, his experiences vastly improve his maturity, morality, and most importantly his intellectual independence.
The relationship between Huck and Jim changes as the story goes on. In the very beginning, it was clear that Huck considers Jim as a slave, on the other hand, Huck did not regard Jim as a normal human like himself. Their relationship changed as they get to know more about each other during the journey.
Huck, as already mentioned, initially views Jim as a less-than-equal slave and feels justified to exploit Jim's gullibility and simplicity for his own entertainment; however, with each new joke or trick he plays on Jim, Huck is struck with an increasing sense of shame and penitence for what he has done, gradually ...
Huck feels bad because he thinks he has done wrong in not giving Jim up. However, he realizes he would feel just as bad if he had given Jim up.
The one trait that does not fluctuate throughout the novel is Jim's belief in Huck. After Huck makes up a story to preserve Jim's freedom in Chapter 16, Jim remarks that he will never forget Huck's kindness. Jim's love for Huck, however, extends past their friendship to the relationship of parent and child.
HUCK - JIM RELATIONSHIP - MUTUALLY DEPENDENT As both, Huck and Jim run away to secure their freedom, they chance upon each other and realize that their motives, though poles apart, could be accomplished along the same path. They are quick enough to realize that their needs are mutually dependent.
Over time, Huck develops an inner conviction that he can't return Jim to slavery. Despite feeling guilty for acting in a way his society considers immoral, Huck decides he must treat Jim not as a slave, but as a human being.
Huck is upset when Jim is sold because Jim did all that he could for the King and the Duke and the sold him to strangers for $40.
Huck not only realizes that Jim is a human being, but he also comes to terms with the fact that Jim is a good person, and has an extremely good heart. Jim, who becomes Huck's friend as he travels down the Mississippi river, is a man of intelligence and consideration.
When Jim says he will steal his children out of slavery if necessary, Huck decides he must go ashore and turn Jim in to the authorities. Instead of rushing ashore at dawn to free his conscience, however, Huck covers for Jim when he runs into townspeople.
How does Huck feel about his decision to "buy Jim out of slavery"? Huck feels that he is wicked for doing so, but he values Jim's friendship above everything else. Why doesn't Huck tell on the king and duke when he has a chance? He wants to be rid of them and have nothing more to do with them.
Jim, who is now on a plantation owned by Tom's aunt and uncle, is freed by the boys. However, Tom is shot by a pursuer. Jim gives up his freedom to help nurse Tom back to health, and is taken back to the plantation in chains. Upon waking up, Tom admits that he knew Jim was free the whole time, and Jim is released.
After that Huck and Jim are on the raft in chapters 14 to 16. This is when Huck and Jim get close to each other and begin to trust each other. In chapters 17 and 18, he is in society again- he stays at the house of the Grangerfords. That is the moment Huck misses Jim and the time on the raft they had.
Huckleberry Finn’s change of attitude. 3.1. Society. The book starts with Huckleberry Finn, who is adopted by Miss Watson and the Widow Douglas. They keep Jim as their slave. Huck says “The Widow Douglas, she took me for her son, and allowed she civilize me…“ (Twain 2017, p.1). This shows that Miss Watson and Widow Douglas take care ...
This shows that Miss Watson and Widow Douglas take care of Huck and teach him values of the society. But it is noticeable that Huck is not very educated, that is shown by the way he talks. He is using slang and incorrect grammar, which is similar to the language slaves use, for example Jim.
The new judge decides that Huck has to go back to his father, and in this situation Huck is like a slave, because someone else decides about him and he has to return like a slave to a cruel owner. Huck hears that his father is in town and wants to know for what reason, that is why he asks Jim.
The next part consists of chapters eight to eleven where Huckleberry Finn is on Jackson Island.
When Huck learns that Jim has run away, he is faced with the dilemma of turning him in, which is what he was taught as the right thing to do, or if he should help Jim on his journey to freedom. Huck’s attitude changes towards Jim and shows the potential to be more accepting of the race as a whole.
Huck had secretly resolved that he would turn in Jim because what he was doing wasn’t what society thought was correct. He knew he would get in a tremendous amount of trouble if someone were to find out what he did. So, Huck started to listen to his conscience and began paddling to shore not shortly after.
If he did not, he wound not have risked going into town to get information. A major turning point in the story is when Huck and Jim are separated in a fog.
Up until this point, society had taught Huck that slaves were property , which dehumanizes them and strips them of any trace of emotion. Slowly, Huck comes to the realization that Jim too has feelings and they can be hurt just as easily as his own can.
When they finally reunite, Huck plays a trick on Jim and tells him that it was only a dream and they had never actually been separated. This point in the story is incredibly important to the change in Huck’s attitude because Huck sees that Jim was worried about him when they were separated.
Huck only makes up the dream because he doesn’t want to deal with the emotions of both himself and Jim after being separated. I don’t believe he wants to admit it, but he does care about Jim and just has a hard time showing it because this was such a new idea to him at the time.
Throughout his life, he was taught that slaves were property and most people neglected to acknowledge that they are humans that have families, thoughts and feelings.