Huck locates a doctor and tells him that his brother "had a dream . . . and it shot him." The doctor heads for the raft but will not let Huck come along because the canoe is too small. Huck falls asleep until the next morning. When he wakes up, he runs into Uncle, and the two of them go back to the Phelps farm, which is where men are discussing the cabin and what's inside. The farmers decide that Jim must have been helped by more than one slave and the writing is some sort of "secret African" language. The next day, Tom and Jim arrive at the Phelps' with the doctor and several of the farmers. Tom is on a mattress and Jim has his hands tied. The men argue whether or not to hang Jim, and the doctor explains how Jim helped with Tom instead of running away. Tom wakes up the next morning and tells Aunt Sally how he and "Tom" (Huck) orchestrated the entire escape. Tom retells the story until he hears that Jim is still in captivity. Tom demands that they free Jim because he has known all along that Miss Watson had died and set Jim free in her will. Aunt Polly then arrives, and Tom and Huck are forced to reveal their true identities.
In the end, Huck asks Tom what they would have done if the escape had worked, and Tom says they would have continued having adventures down to the end of the Mississippi. After they finished, they could ride back home on a steamship, in style, and they'd be heroes.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and it was interesting. The only question I have is "What happens next?"
In the end, Huck asks Tom what they would have done if the escape had worked, and Tom says they would have continued having adventures down to the end of the Mississippi. After they finished, they could ride back home on a steamship, in style, and they'd be heroes.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and it was interesting. The only question I have is "What happens next?"