Short Answers and Questions - Huckleberry Finn 9

Name: Isaiah Castaneda Date: 2022 SHORT ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS - Huckleberry Finn Chapters 32-39 1. Why does Huck assume Tom Sawyer's identity? Huck assumes Tom Sawyer's identity to avoid revealing his true identity to Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas, who mistake him for Tom when he arrives at their house. Huck goes along with the mistaken identity to protect himself and to play along with Tom's elaborate plan to rescue Jim 2. What happens when Tom appears on the scene? When Tom appears, there is confusion and surprise as Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas mistake Huck for Tom. Tom plays along with the confusion and pretends to be his own younger brother, Sid. This sets the stage for the further complications and misunderstandings that arise as Tom and Huck attempt to carry out their plan to free Jim 3. What's the difference between Tom's plan for freeing Jim and Huck's? The main difference between Tom's plan and Huck's plan for freeing Jim is that Tom's plan is needlessly elaborate and involves unnecessary risks and complications. Tom insists on mimicking the fanciful and romanticized escape plans found in adventure novels, while Huck's plan is more practical and straightforward, focusing on simply helping Jim to escape without unnecessary theatrics 4. How does Huck change when Tom comes? When Tom arrives, Huck's sense of agency and independence diminishes as he becomes caught up in Tom's elaborate schemes and adventures. Huck defers to Tom's authority and allows himself to be swept along by Tom's whims, despite his own reservations and concerns about the morality and practicality of their actions 5. Tom's plan is actually cruel. Why? Tom's plan is cruel because it unnecessarily prolongs Jim's captivity and exposes him to greater risks and hardships. Tom's insistence on enacting an elaborate and theatrical escape plan, complete with fake dangers and hardships, serves only to satisfy his own desire for adventure and excitement, without considering the consequences for Jim, who is a human being with feelings and rights 6. What more do we learn about Tom in these chapters? In these chapters, we learn that Tom is heavily influenced by the romanticized adventure stories he has read, and he is eager to apply their fanciful elements to real-life situations, regardless of the practicality or morality of his actions. Tom's adherence to these romantic ideals blinds him to the suffering and injustices experienced by others, such as Jim, whom he sees as a mere character in his grand adventure rather than a person deserving of compassion and respect