the tone in these two chapters is one of moral irony. in chapter 31 Huck is faced once again with the delima of what to do with Jim. the irony is shown by the author in Huck's preception of his choices which are to either turn Jim in to Ms. Watson, or steal him back from the slavers. In Huck's mind the right thing to do is to return Jim to Ms. Watson because he is her property and to help him escape is as good as stealing him, and stealing, of course, is a sin. From todays point of view Huck is doing exactly the right thing by helping Jim escape. We believe that no man has the right to own another. and that Huck's actions are not only right, but in a way heroic, because he is willing to risk so much in order to reunite Jim with his family and ensure his freedom.
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