What Does The Mississippi River Symbolize

Symbol In the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain, Huck Finn a young white boy from Missouri, and a runaway slave, become friends as they head south down the Mississippi river, escaping from society. Huck and Jim knew each other before they started their journey, but they didn’t become friends until they ran into each other on the river. So what does the river represent? The Mississippi river represents freedom, because Huck and Jim become friends, and they’re doing what they want. Huck just found Jim after many days of being apart, and he is running from a family feud. Huck was pulled into the feud when he ran into the Grangerfords cabin. He stayed with them for a few days, but ran when most of the Grangerfords were killed, he found Jim and they hit the river. Huck says, “I never felt easy till the raft was two mile below there and out in the middle of the Mississippi.”(Twain 119). The quote shows how …show more content…
we let her alone, and let her float wherever the current wanted her to; then we lit the pipes, and dangled our legs in the water, and talked about all kinds of things.”(Twain 121). The quote shows how Jim and Huck feel free from society, and all of their problems. When there on the river they forget the rules of society, they don’t think about what Jim is doing, and what Huck is doing by helping Jim. They just relax, and smoke their pipes, enjoy the river, and talk about whatever they want. The river is freedom to Jim and Huck and as long as there on the river they don’t care or think about society and their beliefs. On the river Huck isn't a young white boy, and Jim isn't a runaway slave, they're just people. The river is freedom from society and their beliefs. The river is freedom from racial judgement. The river is freedom from all problems. The river is freedom to do whatever you