With in the first twenty chapters, freedom and enslavement are expressed in many different ways. In the first chapter the Widow Douglas attempts to transform Huckleberry in to a civilized fellow. In Huck's point of view, this is enslavement. He grew up with the habits of being "free" in he woods.Free for Huck is running around with out worrying about getting dirty and the ability to have a smoke when ever he wants to. Of course Huck's view of freedom differs from the town. For the rest of the town, freedom is a well educated person. Such as the foil we see in chapter two with Tom Sawyer. Tom is a well mannered young boy and he would be considered free due to the fact that education is a big factor between freedom and enslavement. When it comes to the view of the slaves, freedom simply means the ability to live their own lives working for money and with out a "master" to obey. In chapters seven and eight, the domestic slave for the Widow Douglas, Jim escapes the same night the "body" of Huck was "found". For Jim floating on the raft down the Mississippi river is considered freedom. When Jim found Huck, both are considered free in their views. Huck is free because he has "escaped" from the Widow Douglas (with the help of pap); therefore he does not have to worry about sneaking a smoke . Huck doesn't have to worry about his cloths either. If he gets them dirty while he his out. Huck also escapes from pap.Huck saws his way out of the cabin so he can become free.
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