However, due to Huck's quick thinking and excellent lying techniques, no one ever found out that Jim was a runaway slave. If the searchers did, both Huck and Jim could have been killed. In essence, Mark Twain incorporated these two characteristics of slavery during the 1800's into his novel.
Mark Twain also incorporated the characteristics of frontier life religion in his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. During the late 1800's preaching was usually "hellfire and brimstone." In other words, believers were frequently taught lessons similar to: "If you do this, you"ll go to the bad place" a.k.a. hell. However, this was most frequently said by those who also did things that may have resulted in being cast into hell. Miss Watson, the sister of Widow Douglas and Huck's teacher, frequently told this to Huck. In contrary, she had quite a few downfalls or sinful ways herself. For example, she owned slaves and even lied to one of her most faithful, Jim. During this time period, religion was taken very seriously and mandatory. Most of the time, religion was forced upon children, therefore provoking them to rebel once they were older, as did Mark Twain. In Twain's novel, Huck is forced to learn about the bible by Miss Watson and Widow Douglas, whether he wants to or not. As a result, during the course of the novel he often contemplated giving up religion and just going to hell. Not only had that occurred, but also during the beginning and towards the end of the novel, Huck participated in some conniving and devious schemes. As a result, one can tell that the incorporation of religious characteristics and the effect it had was prominent in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. .
In addition, the incorporation of early 19th century violence was significant in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. During the 1800's the most common violent acts were lynching, drowning, and shooting.