Huck Finn ch 6-15

The story really gets interesting during these chapters. The biggest examples of betrayal are developed even further. I think we can all agree that we hate Pap. What more is there to betrayal than beating your son and using him for his money? Well, we happened to find out in chapter 6. Pap has certainly outdone himself when he locks Pap up in a shack by the river. On the bright side, a friendship begins to blossom when Huck runs away to Jackson island. Jim, Miss Watson's slave ran off too, so I guess friends that run away together stay together. It's actually very fascinating to see how Twain described the moments between Huck and Jim because this pair was not a common thing back in the day. There were no other significant signs of friendship other than theirs. They really kicked Tom Sawyer to the curb, don't you think? There is also betrayal in a sense that both Huck and Jim ran away from Widow Douglas and Miss Watson but I don't really see it as betrayal.

Huck Finn: ch 1-5

Betrayal is defined as breaking one's trust or exposing one to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty. This theme is usually tied with friendship, in this case, being Tom Sawyer's and Huckleberry Finn's. Evidence is already present in chapter 2 when Tom, Huck, and a few of their other friends make a "gang." Tom, being the little know it all he is, is the leader, and forms an oath, which if broken, costs the lives of their family members. I didn't really grasp the whole, "yeah, we're in a gang but if you don't follow my rules, I'm allowed to kill your loved ones" concept. It's quite hypocritical of Tom to get back at betrayal using betrayal, don't you think? Another significant example of betrayal is done by Huck's father, Pap. Like any cliche' drunk parent, he beats him. Not only does he betray Huck by not being a father figure to him, but he betrays the new and, might I add, gullible judge in town. He basically made the judge and his wife feel sorry for him, give him a jacket, and a place to stay to simply leave the next morning and sell the jacket for more liquor. Although he must have possessed some amazing acting skills to pull that off, (I mean, come on. No one offers anyone a room and a free jacket to just anybody) he definitely was the main source of betrayal in chapter 1-5 in my opinion.