The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is regarded as one of the most influential pieces of American literature. One key aspect people seem to neglect is how jarringly bad the ending is. This book shows how the human spirit can overcome adversity, change the status quo, and how race really is just skin deep. Jim and Huck form a strong bond from this adventure through multiple events that take place. When Huck and Jim are on the raft and come across the sunken house, the two of them raid the house for cloths and money. Jim comes across the dead body of Huck’s father, Jim. Knowing the kind of trauma that this would cause Huck prevents him from seeing it. Though this experience their friendship is revealed. There is a point in the book where Jim and