Patriotville

Huck Finn and Jim were traveling along the Mississippi when they came upon a town name Patriotville. Huck and Jim were very confused, because there were American flags flying everywhere and everyone was brimming with American pride. They docked their boat next to a huge aircraft carrier just as a fighter jet took off to the roaring cheers of the thousands in town. When they walked in, they were met with a warm welcome by American heroes ranging from Thomas Jefferson, to Frederick Douglass to General George Patton, who laughingly criticized the pair for their messy clothes. As they walked around, they saw everything from minutemen cleaning their muskets to a group of teenagers battling it in the computer game Counter-Strike:Global Offensive. Jim quipped that "If this aren't the greatest darn'd thing I've er' seen."

As they continued along, they happened upon a large field that had a dirt diamond on it, and a group of boys where trying to hit a ball with a stick. The boys called Huck and Jim over and invited them to play this game, which they called baseball. They gave Huck the bat, and threw the ball to him. Huck gave it a big swing, and when the bat connected with the ball, it created a loud "thwap!" The ball sailed over the fence a long way away, and everyone started cheering and yelling "Home Run!" Huck trotted around the diamond triumphantly, and received a huge cheer when he touched home plate. When the two finally continued further into the town, they were exhausted from their game of baseball.

When they finally reached the end of town, they were met by a huge stone building with a giant dome on top by a man who called himself George Washington. Washington explained how the USA had been founded, and how it stood for truth, justice and freedom. He continued to explain how he hoped that Jim would one day not have to fear receiving whippings just for the color of his skin. He said that Frederick Douglass had escaped slavery and become very successful in his life, and had written how he had received "a very serious whipping, cutting my back, causing the blood to run and raising ridges on my flesh as large as my little finger." (Douglass 538), in order to get people to ban slavery, which was eventually done in 1865. When Washington was done, a large tank rolled up, and an American GI poked his head out and invited Huck and Jim to ride it back to their raft. As the tank processed through town, several patriotic songs played loudly, and everyone in the town sang proudly. Once the tank reached the harbor housing the aircraft carrier and Huck and Jim's raft, a group of soldiers fired a 13 cannon salute. As Jim and Huck pushed their raft off into the Mississippi a Marine bronze quartet began to play the Star-Spangled Banner, during which everyone in the town stood proudly.