Huck Finn Chapters 26-30 Reflections

In these 5 chapters (26-30), Huck and Jim are still trapped by the King and Duke.  Even worse, Mary Jane along with the King continues to pester Huck about where they came from, and especially asking him if he ever saw the King.  My theme is still freedom and enslavement, and I want to take a moment to pay attention to this important detail for a second. In this part of the story, this is a sign of enslavement. Now as readers thinking of the word enslavement, we all think of slaves being held against their will for the most part. This is a different type of enslavement though. Huck and Jim are trapped not by their will, but by other’s persecution. They have gotten into a big load of mess over this money and the King and Mary Jane for the most part have enslaved them for unknown reasons. This is one form of enslavement.  Also I feel that throughout these chapters, freedom is always an option for Huck. I feel like Huck can always just escape on his own if that was what he really desired. We see that he is good at sneaking out when he sneaks out the window and climbs down the ladder of the house. I think the real question we have to ask ourselves is why didn't Huck run away? Why did he stay? I believe the answer to this is because he feels he is leaving a piece of something behind. He sees the funeral for his so-called-brother. He feels bad and wants to repay these people and does not want to steal from them. But it is shown throughout the chapters that he always has the option of being a free man. These are just some of the little things that I noticed for my theme within these few chapters.