The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin: Response 4 of 4

The last one-fourth of the book is really interesting to me. In the beginning of these pages, it starts off with Huck and Tom meeting up at the Phelps’ house. It’s awesome that Tom is back into the story, and I never imagined it in this way. Huck is pretending to be Tom, the nephew of the Phelps. Tom is pretending to some other guy. It’s quite funny, but maybe I’m just not making it sound funny. Well, I think it’s really nice that Tom agreed to help free Jim. I mean, in this white society back in the days, it’s hard to imagine that another white person would be so kind to help a black person. I’m glad that Huck has some open-minded friends. Then again, Tom is just looking to have fun, and that fun is the way they’re going to free Jim. It’s idiotic how they’re trying to free Jim by digging with knives and pick-axes, but it’s just a book I guess. I was surprised when they were successful in doing so (in making a hole). I like how the auntie, Aunt Sally, notices missing things and blames it everyone except Tom and Huck when in fact they are the two to blame. Well, the story continues on, and it gets even crazier. Tom is asking Jim to do all these things like tame a rattlesnake or a rat and to water a flower with his tears, which I’m not sure is even possible. I like how Tom is playing with Jim’s freedom in a way. The whole point of helping Jim escape is to do it quickly and furtively, but Tom is “by the books.” I can’t believe Tom would go as far as write a letter to his uncle and auntie, warning that trouble is to come. I highly doubt the events in this story would actually happen in real life, and that’s why I admire Mark Twain’s stories because I myself imagine events that most likely won’t happen. Later in the story, Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas invite armed local farmers because of that letter Tom wrote to them. It’s truly hard to believe that Tom sees it as an adventure even if he does get shot in the leg trying to escape with Huck and Jim. It’s nice that Jim is worried about Tom’s well-being and recommends that Tom see a doctor. To me, the ending was kind of boring to read, but it was nice that it turned out to be a happy ending for everyone. Tom recovers at the hospital, Jim is seen as a hero as he is given credit for helping nurse Tom and such, and Huck got to spend another adventure with Tom. Another great novel from Mark Twain comes to an end.