The Letter

Huck decides to write a letter to Mrs. Watson, because he is feeling guilty to taking her slave, and protecting the run away. Mrs. Watson was always nice to Huck, and for him to do something this low and steal from her is not right. While he feels guilty for helping Jim, Mrs. Watson's slave, run away, other emotions and thoughts over power his guilt. During Jim and Huck's journey, Huck began to have a special bond towards Jim, and vise versa. He has gone through so much with Jim, he feels really attached to him. In the early instance in the book when Huck was about to snitch on Jim, Jim said that Huck was the nicest white person he has ever met, and how much of a friend Huck was to Jim. He soon feels guilty for wanting to tell on someone who stayed up extra late, and took more than one shift just so Huck could sleep, and someone he considers a friend. This is the main reason he rips up the letter, but there is another reason also. If Mrs. Watson finds out he has committed the crime of helping a slave run away, and essentially stealing her property, she will not be happy with him. He is afraid he might get in trouble if she finds out the truth and doesn't want that to happen. Not only will he get in trouble, but Huck is also afraid that Mrs. Watson will sell Jim down river, which is exactly why Jim ran away. This just shows Huck using his morals again. Huck is starting to grow up in the book, and is begining to act more mature. He is starting to tink of the big picture of different problems, instead of the small picture, and just choosing the easy road out.