When he arrives at the house the Phelps family thinks he is their cousin, Tom Sawyer (also Huck's best friend) who is coming to stay with them. ... He finds the real Tom and tells him the situation and they plan to help Jim escape. This is where critics begin calling the ending problematic. ... Another flaw is that the story turns to a different purpose when Tom Sawyer (who we learned in the beginning of the book isn't like Huck in the that Tom is more of a dreamer, and likes to play games and hasn't done anything as serious as Huck has), shows up. ... One large point that ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

At various points throughout the book, Jim is being locked up and chained, made to be the butt of Tom Sawyer's cruel pranks and basically being treated like an untamed beast. ... As a matter of fact, literary critic *Jocelyn Chadwick makes some very good points that I completely agree with. ...

• Word Count: 910
• Approx Pages: 4
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• Grade Level: High School