Post 16

Zach Perry

11-13-11

Title: Freeing the freed slave.

Huck and Tom are talking then Huck asks tom what he is going to do when he frees the already freed Jim.  This is where the title comes from "freeing the freed slave" due to the fact they are freeing someone who has already been freed.  Tom says he is going to make Jim a hero, giving him a marching band parade, and make him treated like a king.  What really happened though, is he told Aunt Polly what happened, then she immediately unchained him and had him fed and treated like a king.  If you were Tom would you keep the attention on you?  Or would you try to make Jim be freed and fed and treated like a king?  Also when Jim gets out Tom gives him 40 dollars for his troubles.  Would you give Jim the 40 dollars for his troubles or count eachother even for helping him get out of there?  I personally would give him the 40 dollars due to the fact that he went through alot and I believe in helping people, at least to get back on their feet.  Tom also now wears the bullet that was in his leg around his neck, which I would totally do too.  Could you imagine how much cooler you would be being able to say you were shot, and still have the bullet?  Finally they all realise that the corpse that they saw earlier was probably pap, so he most likely hasn't found the money yet.  This would be a great feeling because, pap is dead, Jim is free, everything is going right, and you get a lot of bonus money for free.  This would honestly be the greatest day of my life for me.  Would you agree?