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Episode 1:Chapter 5

-"...he said he was going down-town to get some whiskey..."(Ch.V, p.30) -"...and told me to mind about that school, because he was going to lay for me and lick me if I didn't drop that." (Ch.V, p.30) -"Next day he was drunk..." (Ch.V, p.30)
 * This chapter demonstrates the decisions made by the government in this story; in this case the decision being that Huck is to live with his father, Pap.
 * Although there was evidence that Huck was not safe in the care of his father,such as the his constant drunkenness and tendency to physically abuse, the judge overlooked it and sided with the notion that a father and son shouldn't be separated even though it was not in the child's best interest.


 * It just shows how the government tended to base their decisions strictly on the law and not in what was logical. It was the job of the government to follow the laws and grant rights to the people, but not when it puts a life in danger, especially that of a minor.

Episode 2:Chapter 42
 * In this chapter, Jim is treated harshly and is chained by some locals in a shed.
 * Jim is ultimately saved by the doctor, which explains to the locals that he gave up his freedom to save a nurse
 * The locals had probaly felt they were brining justice to Jim, since he had run away from his owner
 * The locals also had a quick change of heart from the story that the doctor told them