... personal journey (combined with the literal one) resulted in a change of this perception. If one were to mark the start of this inner journey, it would probably be best illustrated by Huck's exclamation of genuine shock - "Jim!" (Baym 245), when the runaway slave tells him that he is, indeed, a runaway slave. In this exclamation lie the values Huck starts out with, the thought that Jim, who is lawful property of Miss Watson, did something horrible to her by running away. Change can begin to be spotted when Huck realizes that people are looking for Jim and says "Git up and hum yourself, Jim! There ain't a minute to lose. They're after us!" (Baym 257). It's this "us" that shows the change in Huck's perception - People in fact are after Jim, not them. Similarly, Edna Pontellier's surrounding society and its description in the beginning of The Awakening ...

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