Table of Contents
- 1 What happened to Jim at the end of Huckleberry Finn?
- 2 What do we learn about Jim in these chapters?
- 3 Why does the doctor defend Jim in Chapter 42?
- 4 How does Jim get bitten by the rattlesnake?
- 5 Why does Jim get bitten by a snake?
- 6 What do we learn about Jim in the end?
- 7 What did Tom do after he freed Jim?
- 8 What happens in Chapter 42 of the adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
- 9 What did Jim tell Huck about the Dead Man?
What happened to Jim at the end of Huckleberry Finn?
Jim is free, Tom’s leg is healed, Huck still has his $6,000, and Aunt Sally has offered to adopt him. Settling down with Aunt Sally—as nice as she is—is about the last thing Huck wants to do. Instead, he decides to “light out” for the territories, the unsettled land west of the Mississippi (43).
What do we learn about Jim in these chapters?
The most important thing that we learn about Jim in these chapters is that he is extremely unselfish. We find that he truly loves Huck and Tom and that he is willing to put his own desires aside in order to help them. We see this best in how Jim acts after Tom is wounded.
Why does the doctor defend Jim in Chapter 42?
The doctor defends Jim because he has helped him take care of Tom. When Tom wakes up he tells Aunt Sally about everything that he and Huck did to set Jim free. Tom is under the impression that Jim is free and is surprised when Aunt Sally says he has been recaptured.
How does Jim sacrifice for Huck?
Jim’s refusal to leave Tom in Chapter 40 becomes more significant in Chapter 42 when he allows himself to be recaptured. As with Huck’s earlier decision to sacrifice his soul to free Jim, Jim sacrifices his freedom and, quite possibly, his life by staying with Tom.
How is Jim returned to slavery again?
Tom pays Jim forty dollars to compensate him for his troubles, enabling Jim to take a steamboat back up north where he can reunite with his family and live in relative freedom, although the fact that all the other slaves the characters met during their adventures remain enslaved compromises Jim’s victory.
How does Jim get bitten by the rattlesnake?
Jim in Trouble On Friday afternoon, Huck sees a rattlesnake in their cavern. Well, by Friday night, Huck has forgotten about his prank with the snake. The dead snake’s mate has curled up next to it, and when Jim gets into bed, the snake bites him.
Why does Jim get bitten by a snake?
In Chapter 10, Huck plays a joke on Jim because Jim believes that touching a snake skin brings bad luck. Huck doesn’t believe in it, and puts a dead rattlesnake on Jim’s bed to prove his point. It does bring bad luck, however, when the snake’s mate comes and curls around the dead snake and bites Jim in the heel.
What do we learn about Jim in the end?
What we do discover is that Jim has been keeping a secret from Huck. When he and the two boys are talking about whether the six thousand dollars would still be there or whether Huck’s pap has taken it, Jim reveals something quite sobering.
Who owned Jim?
Compassionate Loyalty. One of Jim’s qualities is his compassion and loyalty to Huck. For example, his reason for escaping from his owner, Miss Watson, is to avoid being sold down the river and away from his family.
Why does Miss Watson free Jim?
Their escape offers them a sense of freedom from the expectations of their previous lives and those who wish to control them. Jim ran away because Miss Watson was going to sell him down South. Huck runs away from his abusive father, and soon runs into an escaped slave.
What did Tom do after he freed Jim?
When Huck asks Tom what he had planned to do once he had freed the already-freed Jim, Tom replies that he was planning to repay Jim for his troubles and send him back a hero, giving him a reception complete with a marching band.
What happens in Chapter 42 of the adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Jim’s refusal to leave Tom in Chapter 40 becomes more significant in Chapter 42 when he allows himself to be recaptured. As with Huck’s earlier decision to sacrifice his soul to free Jim, Jim sacrifices his freedom and, quite possibly, his life by staying with Tom.
What did Jim tell Huck about the Dead Man?
Jim tells Huck that the dead body they found on the floating house during the flood was Pap. Huck now has nothing more to write about and is “rotten glad” about that, because writing a book turned out to be quite a task.
Why did Tom demand that Miss Watson set Jim free?
Tom relishes the retelling until he hears that Jim is still in captivity. Tom rises up in bed and demands that they free Jim because he has known all along that Miss Watson had died and set Jim free in her will.