th is extremely hard on Huck. This has all affected him emotionally and it somewhat bothers him that everyone but him believes he is dead. The fact of his being out on his own is really beginning to get to Huck. The moral struggle could go on for much longer, and this could scar him and cause permanent mental and emotional damage. Group of Men try to Kill the Group - A group of men come to Phelp’s house and shoot at Jim, Tom and Huck. They run and Tom gets hit in the leg by one of the men’s many gunshots. Tom quickly gets rushed to a Doctor where the bullet is removed and Tom decides to keep the bullet in a watch around his neck.Themes -American Dream - This is a theme because Huck had a dream to be free, to rebel against his father, have money, and to be his own person, and have no rules or restrictions.Slavery - I believe this is a theme because a big part of the book deals with Jim being a slave and trying to get free, yet when thought about hard enough, even Huck is a slave. I consider Huck a slave because he is restricted by his father the whole story, and that is not a free state of being.Freedom - This is a theme because this entire book is about Huck, Jim and his group are all trying to escape the burden of being restricted. Jim, of course in more ways than others because he is a slave on the outside looking in, and he is very agitated about the whole experience. ...
