Question 10- it is easy to see just how close Huck and Jim had grown over the course of their journey together. When Huck first found Jim on the island he was happy to finally talk to someone else but was weary as to whether or not to trust him. As the two traveled together his trust …show more content…
The river is the decision maker, moving the men from place to place presenting them with whatever obstacles it wants too. Huck has no control over where he goes and has to give into the power of the river often. “...the current was tearing by them so swift. In another second or two it was solid white and still again… I just give up then” (Twain 82) He rode for miles on his raft, floating down a waterway that never seemed to end. As in many books and poems this river is also a symbol of letting go and being free. Huck desires his freedom from the start of the book and he reaches his dream through his wonderful, yet hard journey on the river. The days slip by and the river pushes him and Jim along to an uncertain destination. Without the Mississippi, Huck would never have met the people and had the experiences he did while running wild and