Huck Finn 89-127

"If he got a notion in his head once, there warn't no getting it out again" (90)

This quote shows how gullible and stubborn Jim is. With his lack of education, Jim doesn't really know when something is far fetched so he pretty much believes everything he hears and he won't let anyone try to tell him otherwise. Jim does have one exception for when he is not gullible though, when something personal or emotional is told to him. When Huck tells Jim that everything that happened on the river was all a dream, Jim doesn't believe it because it has touch him emotionally and he doesn't let it slide with Huck either. Still Jim is stubborn with not letting Huck off the hook right away so, Jim is just a really stubborn person.

"says I, what's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?" (104)

Here Huck has come to the notion that it doesn't matter if he does right or wrong anymore because either way he still feels the same. He stills feels horrible about it. If Huck tells about Jim Huck will feel extremely bad about selling Jim out like that, considering the way Jim feels about him, but if Huck doesn't tel about Jim Huck will feel extremely bad about lying and helping a a runaway. So now, Huck doesn't really care what he does, and what choices he makes because he feels like he'll get the same outcome in the end. With Huck being careless about his choices, it could lead him into some trouble in the future when he makes the wrong decison.

reticule - a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
"she was leaning pensive on a tombstone on her right elbow, under a weeping willow, and her other hand hanging down her side holding a white handkerchief and a reticule" (113)


gumption - initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness.
"Does I shin aroun' mongs' de neighbors en fine out which un you de bill do b'long to, en han' it over to de right one, all safe en soun', de way dat anybody dat had any gumption would?" (90)