Huckleberry Finn-Moral Decisions
...o Jim mumbles loud enough where Huck could hear: "Dah you goes, de ole true Huck; de on'y white genlmen dat ever kep' his promise to ole Jim." (89) When Huck over heard Jim mumbling he tried to ignore it all but then he realized Jim was the only true friend he really ever had. And he thought if he wanted to survive out on the river he might need help. So instead of turning Jim in, Huck (once again) told a lie. Huck convinced the white gentlemen that his whole family was on the island and that they all had small pox and needed help. Once Huck had said that, the men fled without a doubt, but they were very furious that Huck hadn't told them sooner. After, the men then only had one thing left to say to Huck, "That's so my boy-good by, good-by. If you see any runaway niggers you get help and nab them, and you can make some money by it." (91) Huck, of course, does not take their advise. Huck then paddled back to the island and apologized to Jim for risking their friendship. Later on in the novel Huck runs into an even bigger situation. He has to decide on whether to lie to the Phelps family (Tom Sawyers Aunt and Uncle), and make them believe he's Tom so he can try to save Jim, or tell them that he's Huck and is just there to retrieve his runaway slave that belongs to Miss Watson. While only having a short time to over look his possibilities, Huck decides once again to side with his dearest friend Jim. His choice comes straight from his heart. As he looks back on life on land, and life on the river he realizes how much Jim had helped him, and no matter what Huck ever did Jim would always be on his side and be there for moral support. Once Huck made his decision he knew he was doing the right thing. Huck went through so much just to get to this point and wasn't going to let everything go to waste. When Huck first arrived at the Phelps, he did plan to introduce himself as Huckleberry Finn and that he was just here to get Jim back. But that's not exactly how everything came about. Mrs. Phelps automatically took Huck for Tom Sawyer- she straight out chipped in and says, "Oh, go on and call me Aunt Sally, I'm used to it now, and 'tain't no need to change." (291) He went along with being Tom for a while, but when the real Tom Sawyer actually came, Tom pretended to be his older brother Sid. The real Tom Sawyer had this crazy plan that would free Jim but probably get them all killed. His idea was to take Jim to the mouth of the river. Then after a little while Tom Sawyer (the real one) would announce to Jim and Huck that Miss Watson had set Jim a free man in her will, and that she had died two months ago and therefore Jim is officially a free man. Both Huck and Jim went along with this crazy plan not knowing that Jim was already a free man. While trying to set Jim free, Tom ended up getting shot along the way and Huck had to retrieve a doctor which meant Jim would have to nurse Tom until a doctor arrived. This would probably uncover his identity and he would get caught and have to have to have his head cut off, or tarred and feathered. When everyone was safe and back at the home, everyone's identity was uncovered, Tom finally tells everyone that Jim was a free man all along. Aunt Sally ...