Chapters 12-16 Reaction

I read these chapters over the past week but due to holiday craziness I have just got around to reacting to them. From now on I will be tackling the reading and blogging in 5 chapter chunks.
Chapter 12
-This chapter was one of the most interesting thus far. The sneaking around on the island with what I believe they called pirates was exhilarating and fun to read. It was so built up that I wonder if this was complete fabrication from Twain or if there was a kernel of truth in it. Some of the characters and earlier chapters were taken, I believe, directly from Twain's life (Based on the documentary we saw). But whether it really happened or not it was a great read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Chapter 13
-The frantic search for the boat continued the last chapter's action and fictional feeling. What I found most interesting about this chapter, however, is the guilt that Huck has after leaving the pirates. He wants to find help for the pirates not because he cares about them but because he does not want to be responsible for their deaths. He wants to keep his conscience clear for both the pirates death and the pirates crimes so he essentially turns them in by getting them help. This will, in all likelihood, foreshadow Huck's internal struggle with racism and Jim. This development will be interesting to keep an eye on as the story continues.
Chapter 14
-This was a pretty boring chapter, not going lie. Huck and Jim basically talk the whole time and the only conflict is when Jim and Huck argue over the intelligence of speaking a different language. This discussion was somewhat comedic but not enough to save the chapter.
Chapter 15
-This was a crazy chapter but also very confusing. Reading Huck's adventure through the fog was awesome to read but i am still actively confused wether it was a dream or not. I may have just missed a clear indicator but the chapter fits both of the boys' stories so I really don't know. Either way this chapter certainly captured my attention. It also brought a reoccurring question to the foreground of my mind. How is it possible for these 12/13 year old boys to do this? I understand that it's a different time in a different region of the country but this is some intense stuff. This is something I've been wondering since the start of this book and I really can't think of a viable answer other that the fact this is a work of fiction.
Chapter 16
-This chapter brought Huck's internal struggle with racism to the foreground. Huck like's Jim but can't get over the fact that he essentially "stole" Jim away from a man who never did anything to harm him. But when given the golden opportunity to turn Jim in a make some quick cash he lied his way out of it and saved Jim's life. Huck have gone back and forth on a seesaw trying to figure out how to deal with the racism embedded into his DNA. At the end of the chapter, they appeared to have been caught by Slave snatchers so maybe the decision has been made for Huck.