In almost every story in literary history, we see characters challenged by obstacles, whether they are objects, people, mental battles, or physical battles. In Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Jim, our two protagonists, come across their biggest obstacles yet: the duke and the king. In chapter 19 of the novel, Huck and Jim come across the two men, who are running away from the law. To help them avoid trouble, Huck lets them onto the raft, which was one of his biggest mistakes yet. The two men are practically in control of our main characters, because Huck is a minor and Jim is a runaway slave, both of which could be turned over to the law. So, the journey continues, as the king and duke make stops in little towns along the Mississippi
