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The plot thickens as Tom continues to make a game out of setting Jim free. His ways of toying with Jim's life is beginning to become apparent. He wants everything in books to be there, like spiders, bugs, and rats. He even wanted Jim to cry for the dramatic effect. I'm surprised that Huck still hasn't stopped Tom. The two have driven Aunt Sally up the wall with their tricks with the spoons, sheets, and the apron. I pity the poor woman. But I think Tom's last letter at the end of chapter 39 is going to far. He is creating fake danger to everybody in the town with the "cutthroats from the Indian territory."
ReplyDeleteQuestions: Why do you think Huck is going along with Tom? Why do you think Jim is going along with him as well?
The unnecessary plans of Tom continue in these chapters. Even though Jim is on the ground, they pass him a rope reader. Tom continues to instruct Jim as to what he should do as a prisoner. Although he goes along with most of Tom’s plans, he refuses to have a rattlesnake in his cabin, but does agree to rats. I think Tom’s plans make no sense, and when you think about it, it is cruel to humiliate Jim and use him as the source of amusement. It is clear that Twain is showing how completely dehumanizing slavery can be, when even those who are trying to free a slave abuse him.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Did Tom ever realized that he may be hurting Jim or put him at risk?
Tom just gets worse and worse... so very annoying and stupid! The way they fooled Aunt Sally with the spoons was cruel. It was hilarious when he told Tom to raise a flower and water it with his tears. And who wants to sleep with snakes and rats and spiders? That's disgusting. Poor Jim! He just obeys (white supremacy!).
ReplyDeleteTom's definitely gone too far - drawing creepy signs and writing letters that reveal exactly what he's going to do. Does he not think he'll bring trouble onto himself, Huck and Jim, especially that they know his plans? He's so lost in his little dramatic romantic fluffy poofy game world that he forgets common sense! (Yeah, the chapter makes me angry...)
Tom's definitely in for it!
I think that Tom is getting worse in these chapters, still with those unnecessary plans. I think he is cruel to humiliate Jim of his slavery, and maybe it is also what Mark Twain is trying to say, the dehumanization of slavery, and the racism towards black people. The wierd thing is that Huck didn't stop him. Is Huck becoming acting like Tom?
ReplyDeleteTom's plans are just crazy, and they're just getting worse and worse. He's going way too far now. Before, it was ok because they didn't actually do anything, but now he has crossed the line. Tom is also taking advantage of his supremacy over Jim, which is cruel of him. He uses Jim for his extraordinary plans, which is cruel. And he's not even an adult yet! He's so young, and already taking advantage of his race. What kind of person do you think he is now?
ReplyDeleteTom is crazy! His plans are getting worse! I think he has gone way too far. Why is Tom so obsessed in making crazy, unreasonable plans? And why is Huck letting Tom do all this? As Jasper said, Tom is definitely taking advantage of his race, and he has definitely crossed the line. I feel so bad for Jim, the victim of all Tom's cruel plans. Huck should do something about it!!
ReplyDeleteThe crazy and chaotic ideas of Tom even continue and increase. His ideas are all from the books that he read, and also the crazy thing is that he even wants Jim’s room to have the things that was in the book! He’s just crazy! Also I notice more that Tom is really not treating Jim as a character and a person, because when Jim tells him that he can’t try (in chapter 38), Tom got very angry and got less patients for Jim. And at last Jim apologize to Tom and says that he’ll try. It clearly shows the higher and lower level in that period of time and society, which is clearly whites are higher than blacks.
ReplyDeleteMatt: There's this part where it says that Jim thinks it makes no sense, but he's going along with it because they're white (aka smarter)
ReplyDeleteHuck is going along with Tom's crazy ideas because he's afraid of standing up for Jim, saying that he cares for Jim as a real being, a real friend - afraid of being titled a nigger-lover or worse.
Jenny: I'm pretty sure he did. He's about thirteen or fourteen, he'd probably know what an amputated leg would be like and things. He just doesnt regard Jim as a real human being, an equal. To him, Jim's probably just an object to him.
Tom is always delaying Jim's escape, which is much of a disapproval to Huck. Huck can't really do much to speed up the process as Tom wants to have as much fun as he can have, which makes these chapters barely have any big action.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit ironic how Tom is taking charge and sounding so superior/sophisticated with all his books and the ways they do it in the book - yet he is being the childish one, taking the long way out 'in style' and playing adventure fun/games with something so serious.
ReplyDeleteTom is delaying Jims escape. what should have been very easy has become very hard. Jim has become more of a tool in Tom's fun adventures than an actual person. Also, at one point, Huck notes that Tom likes to watch people work, and based on what i've heard from the adventures of tom sawyer, tom likes to trick people into doing work while he sits back and has fun. this shows a lot of toms character, and how all these characters are very static
ReplyDeleteTom continues to do his silly and unnecessary schemes. I wonder if it was him, instead of Huck, who went through all those things on the raft with Jim, if he would act the same way. Doesn't he ever feel a bit bad for Jim? Because I definitely do. They treat Jim like he's some kind of toy, not human. Why can't Huck just stop Tom? Even if he worships Tom a lot, he should know that what they are doing is wrong, and he should know that Jim also has feelings...
ReplyDeleteDoes “maggiore fretta, minore atto” really mean the more haste the less speed? Or is this another one of Mark Twain’s mockery of something or other?
ReplyDeleteAnd I’m starting to think that Tom is just plain stupid for being so “pioneer romantic”… I mean, he broke down crying because he thought that all of his inscriptions were so good? I mean, the 4th one doesn’t even make sense…natural son of Louis XIV? Unless I’ve been reading the book wrongly the whole time, isn’t Jim a black? How blinded can Tom be by his romanticism that he’s starting to imagine Jim as a white, and a French person, at that?
I agree with Sanda's comment/question!
ReplyDeleteWhile I was reading these chapters, I have constantly asked myself why are the things Tom asks to do related to the rescue? It turned out that it had nothing related, and it was basically just some fun Tom would like to have. I agree with James. Tom IS delaying Jim's escape. At this point I am not really as sure about the probabilities of success of the boys' rescue plan as I was earlier.
ReplyDeleteTom may actually be putting Jim in danger now by stealing all this stuff. It also seems quite interesting how Huck thinks stealing is also okay if the people you steal from make their own excuse for why it's gone. Also, I felt the bit where Jim goes out to help them with the grindstone and then puts the chain back on is really stupid. Wouldn't Jim at least have questioned the wisdom of this?
ReplyDeleteElissa: Tom is simply failing experience checks. He doesn't realise that the real world doesn't work like a book. Even though this is a book, technically...but it's a realistic book.
I looked "marriore fretta, minore atto" up with an online translator and I found out its Italian and if you translate it directly, it means "greater haste, minor action". So either the translator sucks and it just translates the phrase word for word, or Tom is lying again.
ReplyDeleteMatthew - I think Huck is playing along because he is afraid to reveal that he actually cares about Jim, a black runaway slave. Jim just cooperates because Tom is white and without them, it would've been harder for him to escape.
My Question -
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it seem strange to you that although Tom and Huck are the ones who intend to free Jim, they're also the ones that are toying with him and treating him like an animal. On the other hand, his owners, the Silas don't intend on freeing Jim, and yet, they treat him more like a human being than Tom and Huck.
In these chapters, we clearly saw the extra unneccessary actions Tom thought off that is clearly delaying Jim's escaped. In chapter 38,what I found very ridiculous was that Jim even "went out of his cell" to help the boys bring in a big stone so that he can carve on it.
ReplyDeleteHaley:
I think Huck did not stop Tom because Huck worships everything Tom does. It is not that Huck has turned weird, but that he literally worships Tom.
I agree with you Demi. I think Tom is insane; i think he just wants to have fun; however, he needs to know when to stop. I think that Huck lets Tom do all these things because (as we discussed in class) Huck doesnt want to look like a person that likes black people so he pretty much just sits there and watches Tom do this. Tom is being extremely cruel to Jim and Mark Twain is giving us a taste of how white people treat black people normally. Through out the book it was just huck and jim and huck was somewhat nice to Jim
ReplyDeleteIs Tom actaully setting Jim in danger now? He's still messing around, lying to Jim that all his plans lead to greatness. Is he still in it for the adventure? or for Jim? I cant seem to tell anymore. Huck and Tom are the dynamic duo, always causing trouble. Because of them, now the Phelpses family is also filled with wildlife. Tom and Huck might have just endangered Miss Phelps' life. My question is, hae they gone too far?
ReplyDeleteTom and Huck got so caught up in their games that they forgot what they are suppose to do, which is to free Jim. Does Jim and Huck’s friendship before still matter to him (Huck)? Tom disapproves of Huck stealing watermelons and he himself also steal spoons, candlesticks, and clothes (It’s pretty funny to see Tom’s aunts behavior and reaction). Tom is mean to steal things from his host. If Huck and Tom really got a rattle snake, they could’ve killed Jim. I feel bad for Jim who has to share his small cell with rats and snakes.
ReplyDeleteTom is way going too over. He should had plan it easily, not adventuresome, he is too proud of himself; he thinks that he knows everything. If Tom didn’t make this plan so long, they should have escape for years. Not only Tom's plan was useless, Tom even treats Jim like a toy, playing around. Also Huck, is the person who is first want to save Jim, he also have being enthralled with Tom in this game, and they really forgot that Jim is still a human, not a toy.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of the people. Tom is really getting out of hand. He is just delaying Jim's freedom, on purpose or no. Just out for adventure.. but it is a lot like Huck before, with his wanting of adventure and putting Jim in risk. I just don't get why Huck follows around. But as usual, white supremacy and education is a winning hand.
ReplyDeleteTom is delaying Jims escape. what should have been very easy has become very hard. He just wants some more adventure. Huck shouldn't have listend to Tom. He should've planned the rescue by himself, and do it himself.
ReplyDeleteIs Tom completely nuts? They could free Jim in a blink of an eye (maybe not that fast, but close enough) but instead he has to go for the quixotic plans that he probably read from the books. Does he want to follow in the footsteps of the heroes of the stories? Or does he really think that his ideas are the best way to save Jim? My question is, why is Huck obeying Tom? Is it because he's so used to Tom being "better" than him that he follows along without question?
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Is Tom selfish? Because he only thinks about what he wants—adventure, but he never thinks about what Jim wants—quick escape.
ReplyDeleteTom is going overboard! He fooled Aunt Sally with the spoons and candles wasn’t very nice of him and especially digging rat holes when she suspected that it was the rats who stole her stuff! Huck is simple-minded, but it is good being simple-minded so you won’t be like Tom and use confusing ways just for the fun of it. The thing is that Tom’s plans don’t really work out properly, so if they used Huck’s idea, then Jim could’ve escaped a long time ago. I think one reason why Tom always uses confusing plans is because 1) he reads books with those stuff in it and 2) he was raised in a wealthy family and he never really had to solve problems himself so he just used the books’ ideas because he can’t think of anything.
I agree with Elissa. Tom is going to all this trouble for "style", when in reality the best solution to Jim's predicament is through simplicity and stealth. The complicated stuff he is doing to make Jim's rescue seem "stylish" is just junk that would get in the way of an effective and successful rescue. He is acting like the whole thing is a game, while to Huck it is a really serious matter, and herein lies the difference between the attitudes of the two boys.
ReplyDeleteTom's plans are getting worse and worse as he tried to be as imaginative as humanely possible. I think from these chapters, it seems like Tom is only in on the rescue mission for the fun of it. He just wants to have a crazy adventure. If Jim were a real criminal, Tom would probably had been willing to break him free as well. Tom's plans all seem to include scaring people.
ReplyDeleteHuck turned out to really care about Jim. I thought it was really touching when Huck told Jim he was going to be a free man again. It was really rare for a white man to say to a black man (especially a runaway slave) at that time.
Tom is getting really annoying in these chapters. I mean does he HAVE to do everything the way adventure books explain it? I mean putting rats, spiders, and snakes into where Jim is staying just because books do that. Its just making the living environment for Jim and uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteI feel so bad for Jim he's basically being tortured by Huck and Tom. Telling him to carve something on a stone and living with all kinds of things. They are also dragging his escape longer and longer. Jim could have gotten out ALONG time ago.
Question: Do you think Tom will stop romanticizing everything?
In chapters 37 Huck and Tom fools Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas to get the things they need to save Jim with. But the more I read the more I think that Huck and Tom is treating Jim as an object to save. With Tom by Huck’s side, Huck is also becoming more adventurous and doesn’t really think about Jim’s safety. I think that Tom is becoming more and more annoying every time. I wish he would just stop following what the books say.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: do you think the way they are trying to save Jim will ever work? Should they follow what the book says?
Kimberly: In some ways, I think Tom is selfish. He doesn’t really think about Jim’s safety, but cares only for adventure, fun. But because the society Tom is in, it makes him like that. If Tom weren’t in the kind of society he was in right now, maybe he would be serious in saving Jim. (And caring about Jim’s safety.)
ReplyDeleteTom, to me, is utterly insane. Rattlesnakes + rats + a coat of arms + stone scripting + silverware disorder...the list goes on and on! When everything is topped of with the letters, Tom shows that he is completely nuts. Sure, imagination can be a good thing, but fiction and famous history taken too literally......I'm shocked.
ReplyDeleteWe all can see that Huck looks up at Tom, and respects everything Tom decides to do, no matter how much Huck himself oppresses Tom ideas. Why doesn't Huck rise against Tom? We've all heard of incidents like the "Depose" one from several years ago (that being a bad example); why doesn't Huck do something about it. Apparently Tom is every convincing in speech, yet from all the maturity Huck has gained in his adventure, shouldn't Huck somewhat be able to get back at him?
Angela: I think Huck obeys Tom because Tom has a good sense of leadership and Huck looks up at that, which has developed into a "slave/master" relationship. Tom also forcefully makes friends around him follow his orders, so it's almost as if Tom's standing over them all.
Tom continues his pointless and helpless plans and Huck still follows his orders. I think they might’ve forgotten what their purpose was, to save Jim or to adventure. Tom’s abuse of his power is starting to sicken me, who would want to spend day and night with rats and snakes? Not only does Jim get affected, Aunt Sally gets extremely afraid too that she is scared of anything she hears or touches. I think Huck’s relationship with Jim is getting farther away every minute he follows Tom’s orders. Tom’s use of white supremacy makes Huck starting to view Jim like an object again. Jim has become powerless once again.
ReplyDeleteTom and Huck steals from Aunt Sally, making Aunt Sally mad. Aunt Sally doesn't seem that rich, and gets mad when her stuff was gone. What is the significance of Huck and Tom stealing?
ReplyDeleteIt starts to get a bit frustrating and tiring seeing how trouble Tom has to create in order to save Jim. All the tricks Tom plays are totally unnecessary. Huck also seems to have been brainwashed by Tom, and totally forgets about his friendship with Jim. It's really similar to the dehumanization we have seen in Lord of the Flies. Tom and Huck don't treat him as a human anymore, and Huck doesn't treat him as a friend anymore. Huck also wants to have fun and so joins the game which Tom is playing. What is so special about Tom that makes Huck wants to obey him and join him having adventure?
ReplyDeleteIn these chapters, I felt that Tom is still living in his own world, and believed in everything that’s been said in the stories or novels. Especially the moment when Tom said he would put a rattlesnake, insects, and rats inside with Jim. Jim begged not to put rattlesnakes, because of course, Jim’s scared of rattlesnakes since he has been bitten by one back in the Jackson Island. The thing was, Tom doesn’t seem to know that rattlesnakes are the most poisonous snakes in America. Tom had thought too amazingly about it and might have gone a little overboard. Though, Huck and Jim seemed to disagree with Tom, but they have not intention to not follow what he said. But one thing I’ve notice, even though Tom may be pretty naïve about those things been written in books. When it comes to the real point of setting Jim free, the part about writing a letter seems to be a pretty good idea. I thought, even though that idea was copy out of a book, but at times Tom had picked the right idea when it comes to the main part. That may be also being one of his imaginations of this rescue, but I guess luckily it worked, for it may be an apology for his Aunt. There’s one question that I’ve been thinking about, do you think there’s a reason behind what Tom made all these imaginative things to do during the process of rescuing Jim? Could the part that he would put rattlesnakes and other creatures inside the cell with him part of his plan? Or is he just actually doing this for fun? Because I thought, the snakes and rats put inside with Jim, also the letter of things Aunt should do that would be connected in some ways.
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ReplyDeleteI think the reason why they did this was so they could steal the sheets without Aunt noticing. First with the spoon, which drived Aunt nuts, and finally she give up counting them. Then next with the sheets, she counts them too much time that made her give up and had forgotten how many she had. I guess this is Tom's method of stealing things from Aunt.
We can see that Huck, Tom, and Jim go back to the roles they played at the beginning of the novel. Tom becomes totally engrossed in his romantic ideas of a perfect rescue, to the point that he and Huck almost forget that their purpose- TO RESCUE JIM!!! Jim’s rescue gets terribly delayed by all of their frivolous play. Huck seems to have forgotten his friendship with Jim, and follows Tom around even though Huck notices that Tom is just fooling around while he and Jim did the work. What happened to Huck and Jim’s friendship, the friendship that Huck was willing to “go to hell” for? What is Jim to Tom? A toy, a plaything, basically not a human being?
ReplyDeleteHuck’s judgment seems to become blurry with the arrival of Tom and all of his crazy imaginations. Huck seems to have forgotten a lot of the things that he learned with Jim on the raft. Who seems more moral? Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas, who are slave owners but frequently visit and pray with Jim, or Huck and Tom, who manipulate and toy with Jim’s freedom and life with their white supremacy, even if they are trying to free him?
>:( Tom becomes very irritating in these chapters. He's so annoying and immature! Cant' he even use his brain to think about how stupid and time-killing his ideas are? And plus, it is very cruel and mean to play tricks on Aunt Sally and her family like that. They steal things and put it back, like it's never been stolen. I wonder why Huck does not stop Tom...is it because he's afraid to? Is he afraid that Tom will dislike him? Or is it because Huck still looks up to Tom, no matter how crazy Tom is?
ReplyDeleteI also have pity on Jim. Tom is basically just playing with Jim's life, and Jim means something really important to Huck. Huck should stop Tom's actions, but he doesn't. Huck does not want to be called "nigger-lover", obviously, so he does not show too much consideration for him. However, if i were in Huck's place I will find a way to tell Tom to stop.
I think Tom has really gone overboard with the idea of romanticism. He is playing with other people's lives while he should have been saving them. It shows his frivolous attitude towards adventure and his lack of understanding for others. Nevertheless, I'm surprised that Huck pretty much let all this happen without interfering.
ReplyDeleteI think it's even more ironic that the boy's are toying with him inhumanely as if he was property while the Phelps actually came in to pray with him and such. This really brings in the question of morality. Even though they were slave owners maybe there was still a sense of morals in them? Perhaps it was just the circumstances and the way they did things that got them to purchase and use slaves. Nevertheless, maybe this shows that slave ownership means immoral and heinous people.
I really thought Tom was going to drop his ridiculous acts the moment he heard about Mr. Phelps advertising Jim in St. Louis. Yet he didn’t. He instead wrote letters to scare his uncle. Tom Sawyer should let Jim out right now. Also the part where Tom wants Jim to sleep with insects and snakes is quite crazy too. It is similar to the case where tom wanted to saw Jim’s leg off. Tom was not thinking about the consequences of his actions once again.
ReplyDeleteI agree with those who posted before me, Tom is way over the line with his fantasy rescue plan. Jim was even outside his detainment facility helping the boys with the rock. He could have just escaped then, but Tom just kept insisting on more "necessities" for the perfect imprisonment. I understand how powerful white supremacy was back then, but I can't believe Jim allowed Tom and Huck to put snakes, rats, and spiders in his living quarters. I thought Tom was way out of his mind. I feel so sorry for Jim. :(
ReplyDeleteI also feel sorry for the poor family that has to deal with all of this. They completely disregarded Aunt Sally's feelings and drove her mad.
"And there warn't a blessed snake up there when we went back--we didn't half tie the sack, and they worked out somehow, and left. But it didn't matter much, because they was still on the premises somewheres. So we judged we could get some of them again." (page 254)
The boys didn't even care about how the family would react. Aunt Sally was just about scared to death by the snakes and all the madness going on. In addition to all this, Tom just had to write an anonymous warning about the rescue of the runaway slave, which might ruin the entire plan, a plan that should have been as simple as 1, 2, 3.
Why do you think Huck is going along with Tom? Why do you think Jim is going along with him as well?
ReplyDeleteREsponding to Matt's question, I think Huck Finn always treat Tom as an idol, someone to look up to. Therefore, Huck tolerates some of Tom's insanity. Another good reason why Huck is going along with Tom is that he couldn't tell Tom to stop messing around and save Jim, because at that period of time, that is a shameful thing to do. Jim doesn't have a choice, he has to follow along with Tom. Jim knew that Tom and Huck are part of the same gang, so Tom wouldn't hurt him. Also, Tom is white and Jim is black. According to white supremacy, a black slave is suppose to follow along with the whites, because they have more authority and power.
I think Huck and Tom were both really mean to Aunt Sally. They both took advantage of Aunt Sally, such as stealing her stuff and scaring her. I thought that it was really cruel. It is sort of like the duke and dauphin. Despite Huck loathing the duke and dauphin, he actually is similar to those two frauds. I found this ironic.
ReplyDeleteUnder the influence of Tom, I think Huck has gone too far--too far that he was not himself anymore. Huck has changed a little. Huck idolized Tom too much that he was destroying himself. He treated his good friend, Jim, now like an object, because Tom also treated Jim like an object. Huck is forgetting how he treated Jim as a good friend. He is starting to follow people and not have his own way. He doesn't have the courage to stand out. I think that he is unconfident, because he thinks that he's an outcast. I think he seems unconfident with himself, because he didn't have a good childhood. Pap treated him poorly, and he ran away from home. So I think he wants to follow Tom. Huck wants Tom to be a role model for himself, because he fears being different.
I thought that the plan was cruel. The plan made Jim like an object, such as cutting off his foot. To Tom, the plan was like a game, such as video games where you shoot people and don't care if they die. Tom doesn't care about Jim's feeling, which brings out white supremecy.
I think that Tom is going way too far with his rescue plan. He doesn't really care about what's going on with his family. He steals from his family, and brings snakes, spiders, and rats into the house.
ReplyDeleteTed Linghu:
I think that Tom is mostly in for the adventure, but he also wants to help get Jim out. Though he is going too far with his plans. He wants to make everything fancy and is unaware that he may set Jim's life in danger.
For some strange twisted reason, Tom reminds me of the Zodiac killer. I mean, the twisted messages, the elaborate plots, and the generally overly-romanticized-bordering-on-the-insane mindset is very stereotypical-serial-killer-esque. Maybe it's not so serious, but it's getting there. Also, Huck doesn't say much to oppose Tom. Usually, Huck's a pretty imposing person who demands his own say in things, and stands his ground, but he just lets Tom take the lead here. Maybe he thinks that Tom is of a higher class. Tom acts like a spoiled brat, and it's really, really annoying. I'm surprised that Jim doesn't correct Tom and argue to set things right, like he did with Huck about King Solomon. Perhaps he senses that such tactics will not work with Tom, because Tom is too dense to get the message.
ReplyDeleteThe way that Tom handles things now is way to in the "fantast world". He doesn't even care about the others. All he wants is to copy what the characters in the books he read did. He doesn't know how his acts are affecting others. He is not only affecting Huck, he is also hurting Jim and the family. Huck has to stand up and show his moral side and tell Tom to stop his absurd doings once and for all.
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ReplyDeleteTom is still crazy for fun and adventure. He still continues with his stupid plans, and Huck just obeys and listens to whatever Tom tells him to do. I wonder what would happen next. Would they finally free Jim after all the nonsense Tom insisted to do to get Jim out?
ReplyDeleteTom’s plans are seemingly complicated. He’s making everything difficult for Huck and Jim. Although he is very kind hearted to volunteer to help Jim escape, but making fun of this situation at the same time?! Helping a “nigger” escape is a dead serious crime. Tom is placing him and his friends in extreme danger. Why doesn’t Huck stop Tom? Does he believe that following the book’s plot will seriously help Jim get out safely?
ReplyDeleteI think this these chapters are interesting because you see how much Huck relies on Tom for everything, and almost idolizes him. Jim also idolizes him since after Tom gave him a lecture of how he’s doing everything to make his escape famous and how much effort they are putting in, Jim listens to Tom on his ideas of having pets in his prison. What’s ironic is that Tom seems to have white supremacy over both Huck and Jim, and both of them always listens to what Huck has to say.
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