Huckleberry Finn is a thirteen year old boy in living in St. Petersburg, Missouri with his adopted sister mothers Widow Douglas and Miss Watson. Unfortunately for Huck, he quickly discovers that his abusive father has returned to collect Huck’s treasure. Huck’s pap kidnaps Huck and quickly retrogressed to his abusive state with the help of his alcoholism. Huck fakes his own death and escapes to Jackson’s Island. Huck hides out for a few days before he discovers that one of Miss Watson’s slaves is also inhabiting the island. Huck makes friends with this slave, named Jim, and learns that Miss Watson had intended to sell Jim down the river and separate him from his family. Huck decides to allow Jim to join him as they begin to float the rest
