The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is widely considered the most important novels in recent history and is often called the basis for all modern American literature. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place in pre-Civil War Missouri, and the book is about Huckleberry Finn and his adventures. He fakes his death to get away from his abusive father, and when he was running away he found the runaway slave, Jim. He and Jim continue to go down the Mississippi river on a raft, to try to get Jim to freedom. Along the way, they encounter many people, such as two con men who ride the raft with them, and Huck gets involved in a family feud. Eventually, the con men sell Jim back into slavery, but luckily for Huck, they sell him to his …show more content…
In document B, Jim states, “doan’ do nuffin to Ole Jim, ‘at ‘uz awluz yo’ fren’ ”(Document B). This displays that Huck had always treated Jim good enough for Jim to consider them friends, and is one of the main points that make people believe Huck viewed him as a friend. Also, in document E, Huck says, “But somehow I couldn’t seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind”(Document E). This illustrates how even when Huck tries to think bad of Jim, he can’t because they had become too good of friends along their adventure. Huck knows he is Jim’s best friend as evidenced by when Huck said, “I was the best friend old Jim ever had in the world, and the only one he’s got now”(Document E). This quote explains how Huck feels about Jim and how he realizes he’s his best, and only friend. Huck had become very close with Jim during their travels, and he feels not only as an equal with him, but is very good friends with him.
Some readers believe that Huck views Jim as a father figure. To start, Huck did not have a very good father in his life, so it would make sense if he would look up to someone like Jim as a father figure. In document E Huck is explains how well Jim has treated him, “.... and would always call me honey, and pet me, and do everything he could think of for me, and how good he always was”(Document E). This describes how Jim treated Huck like a good father would treat his child if they