As a thirteen year old boy goes on the adventure of a life time, he meets and creates bonds with some gorgeous people along the way. Huckleberry Finn is not only such a vibrant character through his actions, but through the relationship he has built with a runaway slave, which he had known while living with the widow, who took care of him. He not only forms a heartwarming love for Jim, but Jim acquired an intense feeling of protection and fathering with Huck. Whether it was prank Huck did to Jim and his automatic forgiveness to him, Jim’s reluctance to show Huck from the horrors of the death of his father, or Jim’s fear of losing Huck in the fog, the relationship of Huck and Jim has grown to be a beautiful story. Respect is a key point in the foundations of a relationship. As the story progresses, respect grows. In the beginning, Huck did not respect colored men and women due to the era in which they lived. But society and Huck battle in the head of this thirteen year old boy, shown as Huck places a snake of the edge of Jim’s bed. As Huck is still a child, he still cannot process what is okay to do versus what is not. He …show more content…
When someone is in total fear of losing a companion, it shows just how much they care for them. Huck and Jim’s relationship grew immensely once they lost each other. Their time apart causes each one of them to realize just how much they relied on one another. Once found, Jim is in a trance of happiness and relief. “Goodness gracious, is dat you, Huck? En you ain' dead—you ain' drownded—you's back agin? It's too good for true, honey, it's too good for true. Lemme look at you chile, lemme feel o' you. No, you ain' dead! you's back ag'in, 'live en soun', jis de same ole Huck—de same ole Huck, thanks to goodness!” (Twain Chapter Fifteen). Jim’s happiness is eminate, demonstrating how deep their relationship has grown over their past