HUCK FINN!!

The prank Huck played on Jim was really mean and stupid. It was kind of confusing to read, but then I realized that Huck wanted Jim to look dumb. He told Jim that he was dreaming and none of that stuff happened. Huck thought it was okay to pull pranks on Jim... maybe because he is black or maybe because Huck wanted to be like Tom. At first, Jim did not really know what was going on and he was extremely confused. Then, he started to believe Huck. I think Mark Twain wanted Jim to be perceived as gullible and ignorant. Twain possibly wanted to get the idea out that if Jim was a white educated man, he would have known that Huck was lying to him. Later, Huck tells Jim what he had done, even though he felt like he couldn't confess to a black person. Huck was confronted by white men with guns hunting for runaway slaves. They questioned Huck about his raft and who was on it. Huck had to stop a second and think about if he should turn Jim in, because ultimatley, Huck was doing some very wrong too. He decided not to reveal the man's race who was accompanying him on the raft. I'm not sure if he did it for Jim or for himself. He hated being lonely and he was enjoying Jim's company. He tells the men that his father is on the raft, who would obviously be white. The men with guns wanted to make sure Huck was not lying, but Huck told the men his father had small pox. Jim told Huck that he was his best friend. At the end of page 72, Twain stopped writing the story for almost year. The chapter ends with Huck and Jim getting separated and Huck spotting a log cabin. He moved closer to the cabin only to hear frightening dogs barking. I could see how he got stuck because he probably wanted the book to continue on with excitement, but he he was unsure of how to do it. I also think he wanted it to be realistic, but he did not know what he wanted to do. I honestly do not know what to expect, but I am sure that it is going to be thrilling.