Huckleberry Finn
.... Huck mostly wants to rely on his own morals and actions rather than listening to the widow and Pap. Even though Huck is not formally educated, he’s willing to come to his own conclusions about important issues or matters, even if these conclusions contradict society’s norms. Huck believes he knows what is right and wrong for him out in the world and by not listening to the widow and Pap will do no good because it won’t change him for who he wants to be. As time goes on, Huck realizes that he wants to get out and try to escape from Pap, Huck runs into Jim, a runaway slave, and they start their adventures together. At first Huck tries to trick Jim for a while, but then as time goes by, Huck sees him as a loyal friend. Huck and Jim go through their adventures on a raft. With Jim following Huck in his adventures, in contrast, they have different paths to take in order to escape their problems. Huck says, “Other places do seem so cramped and smothery, but a raft don’t. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable…” (p.113). This quote shows that no matter where Huck and Jim are, their raft is always their home and that other places they go are not safe. They both enjoy being free. Later in the book, Huck and Jim have new additions to their adventure when they rescue a pair of men who are being pursued by armed bandits, The displaced English duke (the Duke) and the long-lost heir to the French throne (the King) join Huck and Jim. Powerless to tell two white adults to leave, Huck and Jim continue down the river with the pair of “aristocrats.” Huck realizes that something is not right with the Duke and the King as many adventures later seem to stir. There is a time when the king and the duke decide to take the gold from the basement that was supposedly inherited by the 3 sisters. Jim is gone at that time since he is tied up. So after Huck puts the gold...