Huck forces himself to keep Jim from freedom by holding him back and keeping the one thing he always dreamed of from him. If I were to re-write the ending of the novel, I would have Jim and Huck escape from Mr. Phelps without the help of Tom Sawyer. Not only would they escape together, but also Huck would reach his final goal and set Jim free, but they would remain together. Because of the time the novel was written, we know that slaves were inferior to all men no matter who they were, but that’s what makes Huck different from people of his society, skin color doesn’t matter, it’s the quality that the person possess’. Because they have spent so much time together and have become the best of friends, Jim should become the father figure in Huck’s life. Although Jim has a family of his own that he is hoping to find, at heart, Huck was the closest thing to family he had. Throughout the journey they became inseparable and it only seems right if they end up as a family and share happiness like they have been for the past few months. Despite all the negative views of Huck, he is generally a good guy, and tries his best not to mess up. Using Tom Sawyer as his model for the ideal good guy occasionally gets him into trouble, but more often than not, Huck does the right thing. The main thing he has to overcome in the novel is his immense fear of turning out to be a “bad seed” like his father, and of going to Hell for trying to help Jim out. That was really not his fault, considering the common attitude towards slaves, and Blacks in general, when this book was written. However, if you look past all that, you can really see what a good heart he had, and how he dealt with his problems throughout the book as best as he possibly could, considering his lack of good, responsible role models and good education. He applied what little knowledge he had well, and managed to help several people, including himself, al...
