Towards the end of the book, I believe that Huck is not a racist. Huck is raised in a society where blacks were looked down upon. Blacks were also slaves and had to obey the white men. Huck, however, had a different view than the rest of society. “I know what you’ll say. You’ll say it’s dirty, low-down business; but what if it is? I’m low-down; and I’m a-going to steal him, and I want you to keep mum and not let on. Will you” (Twain 218)? Everyone knew that helping a slave escape was not the right thing to do. Huck cared so much for Jim that even though Huck knew it was bad, he still went and tried to save Jim. Huck was even admitting that stealing Jim was not right but Huck still kept his plans in action. Huck went through many dangers such as bullets and getting caught to free his friend Jim.
There are moments where Huck faces a struggle within himself to find the right choice. This shows greatly whenever Huck has a chance to turn Jim in. “But somehow I couldn’t seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind” (Twain 207). Huck has seen that Jim cares and that has touched Huck. All of the wonderful things that Jim has done for Huck were starting to come into Huck’s mind. Huck was Jim’s friends and Jim cared for Huck like a father. Huck didn’t treat Jim like any other person would. Huck saw that Jim missed his family and how much Jim thought of Huck. A person with feelings and a good-hearted soul was how Huck saw Jim. Huck stayed at Jim’s side throughout the story whether the two were together or apart.
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