As Huck and Jim float down the river in their journey for freedom, each of their adventures shows us a little more about how Mark Twain felt about the South, and it's views on slavery, brotherhood, and society as a whole. ... We are shown that every male in the family is shouldering a rifle, including the youngest boy, around the age of thirteen. ... Kuhne goes on to say, "He wrote essays about atrocities committed against black, attacked plantation- and slave-owners, in Life on the Mississippi, and made slavery Pudd"nhead Wilson's "constant theme", picturing the hopelessness of so...

• Word Count: 1495
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Huck and Jim initially don't find themselves best of friends, Huck initially finds himself struggling with the acceptance, commitment, and loyalty because he is white and, Jim is a black runaway slave, who finds himself doing as this little twelve year old white boy tells him. ... Jim finds Himself as a mentor for Huck, he fears for Huck's safety, cares about what Huck thinks but mostly Jim sees Huck as a necessity if he is to get to the north and gain his freedom. A true friend can really be defined as a person who cares about another, someone who is willing to make a sacrifice ...

• Word Count: 788
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate