Friendship is a part of everyday life that everyone tends to experience. In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn friendship plays an important role. The Author, Mark Twain, writes about two major friendships. These two friendships are between the protagonist Huck Finn and with either his friend Tom Sawyer or the other protagonist, Jim who is a runaway slave. Tom Sawyer and Huck have been friends ever since their previous adventure in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Although Tom and Huck have been friends before The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain portrays that Huck and Jim develop an even greater friendship.
Tom sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are two orphan boys that both love going on adventures. In the beginning of this novel we …show more content…
Even when Huck tries to come up with a reason to go against Jim he can not. Huck states “ I couldn't seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind”(303). Meanwhile, when Huck and Tom are trying to free Jim near the end of the novel, Tom is still ridiculing Huck for not reading the book. Huck knows “I was the best friends old Jim ever had and the only one he’s got now”(303). While on the other hand Tom is making Huck follow a baziare plan in order to free Jim. When Huck reasons that a part of the plan would take too long or is not necessary Tom would argue that it has to be done by the books. In addition, parts of the plan put Jim into harsh situations. These situations vary from being attacked by various creatures and being forced to eat food that has been cooked in the forest. Although the plan does work, during the escape Tom was shot in the leg. Tom wanting to be by the book, says that Huck and Jim should leave Tom in a heroic act. Jim states “dis is de way it look to me, Huck, Ed it waz him dat uz bein sot free, en one er de boys wuz to git shot, would he say”Go on en save me, nemmine bout a doctor f’r to save dis one? Is dat like Mars Tom Sawyer? No, sah I doan’ budge a stap out n dis place dout a doctor; not if it’s forty year!”(303). Tom still tries to set the raft loose and still objects but Huck and Jim will not allow it. This point in …show more content…
Twain brings up many topics that, at the time, are seen as very sensitive. Currently, the world is diverse and accepting which influences people to see Huck and Jim as close from the beginning. In reality, when the book was published people saw a runaway slave and a white child being friends as impossible. In addition, at the start of the book Huck plays tricks on Jim and does not treat Jim as an equal. Only until later in the novel, Twain shows signs of Huck and Jim caring for eachother. For instance, even when society says that not turning in a slave is morally wrong and can send you to hell, Huck chooses to go against everything he has been taught and not turn in Jim. The fact that Huck chooses not to shows that Huck cares greatly for Jim to the point of which, passes Huck’s care for Tom. In the end, Twain manages to portray such an uncanny friendship that manages to grow greater than the friendship which seems to appear
Tom sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are two orphan boys that both love going on adventures. In the beginning of this novel we …show more content…
Even when Huck tries to come up with a reason to go against Jim he can not. Huck states “ I couldn't seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind”(303). Meanwhile, when Huck and Tom are trying to free Jim near the end of the novel, Tom is still ridiculing Huck for not reading the book. Huck knows “I was the best friends old Jim ever had and the only one he’s got now”(303). While on the other hand Tom is making Huck follow a baziare plan in order to free Jim. When Huck reasons that a part of the plan would take too long or is not necessary Tom would argue that it has to be done by the books. In addition, parts of the plan put Jim into harsh situations. These situations vary from being attacked by various creatures and being forced to eat food that has been cooked in the forest. Although the plan does work, during the escape Tom was shot in the leg. Tom wanting to be by the book, says that Huck and Jim should leave Tom in a heroic act. Jim states “dis is de way it look to me, Huck, Ed it waz him dat uz bein sot free, en one er de boys wuz to git shot, would he say”Go on en save me, nemmine bout a doctor f’r to save dis one? Is dat like Mars Tom Sawyer? No, sah I doan’ budge a stap out n dis place dout a doctor; not if it’s forty year!”(303). Tom still tries to set the raft loose and still objects but Huck and Jim will not allow it. This point in …show more content…
Twain brings up many topics that, at the time, are seen as very sensitive. Currently, the world is diverse and accepting which influences people to see Huck and Jim as close from the beginning. In reality, when the book was published people saw a runaway slave and a white child being friends as impossible. In addition, at the start of the book Huck plays tricks on Jim and does not treat Jim as an equal. Only until later in the novel, Twain shows signs of Huck and Jim caring for eachother. For instance, even when society says that not turning in a slave is morally wrong and can send you to hell, Huck chooses to go against everything he has been taught and not turn in Jim. The fact that Huck chooses not to shows that Huck cares greatly for Jim to the point of which, passes Huck’s care for Tom. In the end, Twain manages to portray such an uncanny friendship that manages to grow greater than the friendship which seems to appear