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In "The Adventures of Huck Finn", why don't the slave hunters get Jim?

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Posted by todaystears3 on April 22, 2009 at 8:41 AM and tagged with characters, jim

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The slave hunters question Huck and come very close to catching Jim. Huck is the only thing standing between Jim and capture. Right before he encounters the slave hunters, Huck has a "crisis of...

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Posted by drmonica on April 23, 2009 at 5:51 AM

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