CHAPTERS 25-30

From chapters twenty five to thirty Huck develops a feeling of compassion toward the Wilks family. He feels guilty for going along with the conmen, the Duke and the Dolphin but once he over heard the King's plan to not only take their money but also leave them homeless he struggles between what he should do. He experiences yet another moral crisis. It is pretty safe to say that in these five chapters he constantly has an inner conflict with himself. Huck is alway stuck between doing what is right and what is best for him. For example, stealing the gold coins from the King or when he put his trust in the beautiful Mary Jane and told her everything he knew despite the fact that she might turn him in to the cops or her family. By trusting her he took a huge risk and even put his life in danger if the Duke and Dolphin found out. He did this to help the Wilks showing a growth in judgment and mortality. The fact that he over thinks these situations and the complications in his life demonstrates his growth and that he does take responsibility in other people like Jim and this shows that he does not only care for himself. But beside growing up a little he also demonstrates his innocence when he finds it hard to lie to the Wilks family but when it comes to defending or hiding Jim he is able to lie very well. As the novel unfolds Huck seems to slowly find his own path. It is as if the problems he faces are molding him into his own person, into Huckleberry Finn.♥