What Is The Relationship Between Huck And Jim's Relationship
The Bond Between Huck and Jim
Friendship is one of the most coveted things in life. A good friend always going to be there when they need to be. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, a runaway slave named Jim and a teenage boy named Huck face a multitude of challenges that will cause them to work together to survive. This leads to a very unlikely and dangerous relationship that they develop together. Over the course of the novel Huck and Jim’s relationship will grow from mutual need to a brotherhood. When Huck and Jim first met, they were on Jackson Island hiding from the town. Jim ran away after finding out that he was going to be sold and sent “down the river”. Being sent down the river during the mid 1800’s is a death sentence because the work down there is so strenuous and long that the plantation owners just …show more content…
They become good friends with each other. Their friendship got tested when some armed men came to their boat and wanted to check for any runaway slaves. While on Jackson Island, Huck promised Jim that he wouldn’t tell anyone that he is a runaway slave. Huck keeps his promise and lies to the armed men saying that his father is very sick. The armed men believe Huck and leave (after giving them 40 dollars in gold). Jim is very grateful that Huck didn’t turn him in, even though Huck is breaking the law. As they float downriver, Jim believes that the city they are going to encounter is Cairo, Illinois (the city where the Ohio River and Mississippi River meet). Jim is very happy and excited that he is finally a free man and says "Pooty soon I 'll be a-shout 'n ' for joy, en I 'll say, it 's all on accounts o ' Huck;...you 's de bes ' fren ' Jim 's ever had; en you 's de ONLY fren ' ole Jim 's got now." (81) Huck keeps his promise to Jim, and doesn’t turn him in, Huck knows he did wrong (he broke the law), but his friendship to Jim meant more to
Friendship is one of the most coveted things in life. A good friend always going to be there when they need to be. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, a runaway slave named Jim and a teenage boy named Huck face a multitude of challenges that will cause them to work together to survive. This leads to a very unlikely and dangerous relationship that they develop together. Over the course of the novel Huck and Jim’s relationship will grow from mutual need to a brotherhood. When Huck and Jim first met, they were on Jackson Island hiding from the town. Jim ran away after finding out that he was going to be sold and sent “down the river”. Being sent down the river during the mid 1800’s is a death sentence because the work down there is so strenuous and long that the plantation owners just …show more content…
They become good friends with each other. Their friendship got tested when some armed men came to their boat and wanted to check for any runaway slaves. While on Jackson Island, Huck promised Jim that he wouldn’t tell anyone that he is a runaway slave. Huck keeps his promise and lies to the armed men saying that his father is very sick. The armed men believe Huck and leave (after giving them 40 dollars in gold). Jim is very grateful that Huck didn’t turn him in, even though Huck is breaking the law. As they float downriver, Jim believes that the city they are going to encounter is Cairo, Illinois (the city where the Ohio River and Mississippi River meet). Jim is very happy and excited that he is finally a free man and says "Pooty soon I 'll be a-shout 'n ' for joy, en I 'll say, it 's all on accounts o ' Huck;...you 's de bes ' fren ' Jim 's ever had; en you 's de ONLY fren ' ole Jim 's got now." (81) Huck keeps his promise to Jim, and doesn’t turn him in, Huck knows he did wrong (he broke the law), but his friendship to Jim meant more to