spect is that we think first, in that chapter, that the white boy will civilize the black man whereas we’ll discover further that it is the contrary.First person brings the reader a more innocent side of the story, so the reader feels more compassion for the small boy. The symbolic image falls into play between Huck and Jim, "...en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren's en makes 'em ashamed..."(chap. XV), this made Huck open his eyes for the first time in his life. Jim for the first time shows feelings for Huck and lets him know you don't treat people who care for you like "trash". This makes Huck aware that Jim means more to him than just someone's slave, he now considers him a true friend. Next, Huck finally sees Jim's loyalty toward him, "...so Jim he said he would stand the first half of it for me..."(chap. XX), keeping a special watch not waking him on his turn, "...I went to sleep, and Jim didn't call me when it was my turn..."(chap. XXIII). Even the little things like not waking Huck, show more than just an undying friendship. The symbolism of a grown man and a child had more effect instead of having two grown men, because a child needs a father figure. Jim fit the description and perfectly provided that for him.The mutual affection between Huck and Jim will even lead them to sorts of sacrifices. When Huck discovers that Jim has been captured, Huck must decide whether to turn in Jim and tell Miss Watson, or accept going to hell. He finally chooses "hell" when he says, "I took it [letter to Miss Watson] up, and held it in my hand. I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute...and then says to myself: 'All right, then, I'll go to hell,' and tore it up."(chap. XXXI) Huck's sacrifice for his friend Jim, a man he has come to view as a father, forces Huck to accept a life of everlasting pain and anguish. In reality, Huck's sacrifice is...
