What was the point of making a big elaborate plan to break Jim out? Huck had good ideas that wouldn't get them in so much trouble and Tom's ideas were outrageous. I understand that Tom wanted to do it the "right" like in the books but since everyone was so ignorant to Tom and Huck why wouldn't they just get the key from the other slave and walk him out of there. They were almost caught when Sally Phelps started to see that things were going missing. It's a good thing that Silas took all of the blame because Sally was in an uproar about the missing items. Also, what is the point of the witch pie? They told the other slave that they would make Jim a witches pie. They played tricks on that slave by telling him that things that happened really didn't. For example, when the dogs came pilling into the cabin where they kept Jim, the other slave feel to the ground because he thought the dogs where devils. Huck and Tom told him that nothing had ever been in the cabin besides them. When Huck and Tom made the pie they put rope and extra pans in it for Jim. I think that they just used the pie as a distraction to get supplies into Jim.
Huck was indecisive about what to do when he found out that the King and Duke had sold Jim to the Phelps. At first he thought about writing a letter but had two main reasons why he shouldn't. They were, "She'd (Miss Watson) be mad and disgusted at his rascality and ungratefulness for leaving her, and so she'd sell him straight down the river again; and if she didn't, everybody naturally despises an ungrateful nigger, and they'd make Jim feel it all the time, and so he'd feel ornery and disgraced." (Twain 212) He starts to think about Jim and what would he feel if he went back but then he quickly transitions to think about what people would think about him. His conscience was taking over and he didn't know what to do. He didn't know what was right of if he should even do the right thing. He struggled with this before in earlier chapters when he almost told the people checking their raft about Jim hiding in the bottom of the canoe. It's a situation we've seen Huck struggle with throughout the book and it really shows on pages 212-214. After he decided that he wouldn't write the letter he decided to pray for Jim like Miss Watson used to tell him to do. Although, he soon decided against that. In the end, he decides to just go and get Jim from the Phelp's himself.
One thing that I find interesting about these chapters is how Tom was so fast to help both Huck and Jim. Huck was in a little bit of trouble because he was pretending to be Tom Sawyer. Tom didn't mind and went on to pretend that he was Sid Sawyer, a close relative. Not only did he help Huck, when Huck told him about stealing Jim back Tom was quick to help him. He didn't once question to morality of what he was doing like Huck had throughout the book. You can really see the difference between Huck and Jim in these chapters. Huck, as we know, likes to think things through before he actually does something. Tom likes to think more out of the box and is happy to help in any situation. I think this is probably why they get along so well, they're complete opposites! One last thing that I liked about these chapters is that the King and Duke finally got what they deserved after all those weeks of scamming people. The got tarred and feathered like the dumb chickens they were!
Huck was indecisive about what to do when he found out that the King and Duke had sold Jim to the Phelps. At first he thought about writing a letter but had two main reasons why he shouldn't. They were, "She'd (Miss Watson) be mad and disgusted at his rascality and ungratefulness for leaving her, and so she'd sell him straight down the river again; and if she didn't, everybody naturally despises an ungrateful nigger, and they'd make Jim feel it all the time, and so he'd feel ornery and disgraced." (Twain 212) He starts to think about Jim and what would he feel if he went back but then he quickly transitions to think about what people would think about him. His conscience was taking over and he didn't know what to do. He didn't know what was right of if he should even do the right thing. He struggled with this before in earlier chapters when he almost told the people checking their raft about Jim hiding in the bottom of the canoe. It's a situation we've seen Huck struggle with throughout the book and it really shows on pages 212-214. After he decided that he wouldn't write the letter he decided to pray for Jim like Miss Watson used to tell him to do. Although, he soon decided against that. In the end, he decides to just go and get Jim from the Phelp's himself.
One thing that I find interesting about these chapters is how Tom was so fast to help both Huck and Jim. Huck was in a little bit of trouble because he was pretending to be Tom Sawyer. Tom didn't mind and went on to pretend that he was Sid Sawyer, a close relative. Not only did he help Huck, when Huck told him about stealing Jim back Tom was quick to help him. He didn't once question to morality of what he was doing like Huck had throughout the book. You can really see the difference between Huck and Jim in these chapters. Huck, as we know, likes to think things through before he actually does something. Tom likes to think more out of the box and is happy to help in any situation. I think this is probably why they get along so well, they're complete opposites! One last thing that I liked about these chapters is that the King and Duke finally got what they deserved after all those weeks of scamming people. The got tarred and feathered like the dumb chickens they were!