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Percival EverettA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Jim chooses to swim to Huck rather than Norman. He rescues him from the water, and when Huck asks why Jim chose him and not the other man, Jim reveals that Huck is his son. Jim and Huck’s mother grew up together and Jim says that although no one knows, Jim is Huck’s father. Huck wonders if this is why his father hated Jim so much. He also doubts the veracity of Jim’s story. Jim has been lying to him his whole life; maybe he is lying now. Jim, tired, reflects on Norman’s death. The two had been true friends, and he is saddened that he could not save him.
By Percival Everett