In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain tells of a teenaged misfit whose mother died when he was young, and was raised by his father. His father left him to be raised by Widow Douglas and Miss Watson finds himself floating on a raft down the Mississippi River with an escaping slave, Jim. In the course of their terrifying journey, Huck and Jim meet adventure, danger, and a cast of characters who are sometimes menacing and often hilarious. Though some of the situations in Huckleberry Finn are funny in themselves this book's humor is found mostly in Huck's unique worldview and his way of expressing himself. In the novel Huck learns a lot doing his journey down the river, he learns that even if it goes against society, he should listen to his own opinion, he learns although people in his life may have hurt him, he is able to be loved and to love back, and he learns that Tom's intricate plans for solving problems sometimes are fun, but are not usually the best answers.
First off, Huck learns that even if his own idea goes against what society thinks, that he should always do what he feels is the right thing to do. He also learns that he must do this even if it sacrifices his reputation and being labeled. He experiences this the most during the scene where he is asked by the slave hunters if he has seen any run away slaves. He almost feels like he has to turn Jim in, because now he finally realizes that he is helping a runaway slave, and that it was considered a punishable crime. But all thoughts of turning Jim in changes when he hears him say, "Dah you goes, de ole true Huck; de on'y white genlman dat ever kep' his promise to ole Jim"(92). Huck has made good friends with Jim, and when the slave hunters ask if he has seen any runaway slaves, Huck says no, and makes up and an excuse why they shouldn't look at the man on the raft. Huck realizes his friendship with Jim is more valuable than turning him in to save himself.
