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SUMMARY
Huck finds the doctor and tells him another one of his cock and bull stories about how Tom got hurt. The doctor is suspicious and insists on going to the island all by himself. While waiting for him to return, Huck dozes off to sleep. When he wakes up, it is well past afternoon and, worried about Tom, he rushes to the island. He bumps into Uncle Silas who takes him home with him. On reaching the farm, Huck finds all the farmers and their wives there. They seem to be really perplexed by the scene in Jim's cabin. Spotting the "everlast'n rubbage" and the "crazy things" scribbled on the grindstone, they conclude that Jim was Crazy.
Though glad to have Huck safe and sound, Aunt Sally is extremely worried about Tom. She fears that he has got lost or, maybe, drowned. Huck assures her that he is safe and would be back the next morning. She pleads with him to "be good" and not go out at night. Though Huck is awfully worried about Tom, he feels equally sorry for having the kind old lady through such an ordeal.
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| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapter 41 |
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The trouble created by Tom makes everyone's life wretched and glum. Not only does he create nuisance for himself but also for his Uncle and Aunt. In his immaturity, Tom is blind to it while Huck is more sagacious. At the heartrending sight of the lady sitting by the window with tears in her eyes, Huck vows that he would "never do nothing to grieve her any more. Huck's ingenuity is again seen in this chapter when he comes up with two stories one for the doctor and the other for Uncle Silas, both stories are convincing enough to save Huck.