The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Jim develop a close relationship. When Huck escapes from his home, where he stayed with his father Pap, he reunited with Jim at Jackson's Island. Jim began to treat Huck like he is his son. They do everything together so they can get to know each other and they can get use to being around each other for a long period of time. They become very close. Later on in the novel, their friendship builds higher and higher on many levels.

In the beginning, Jim takes Huck like that is his soon. As they ride down the river in the boat, they spend a lot of time with each other by experiencing new things. "I set there behind a clump of bushes in about six foot of him, and kept my eyes on him steady. It was getting gray daylight now. Pretty soon he gapped and stretched himself and hove off the blanket, and it was Miss Watson's Jim! I bet I was glad to see him." Huck is starting to enjoy Jim's company, trying to avoid his racist views. Huck and Jim continue their journey and their, somewhat, newer friendship.

Huck and Jim come upon a stop while traveling. They have to work together to be able to survive of the wilderness. "No! W'y, what has you lived on? But you got a gun. Oh, yes, you got a gun. Dat's good. Now you kill sumfn en I'll make up de fire." "Jim, this is nice," I says. "I wouldn't want to be nowhere else but here. Pass me along another hunk of fish and some hot corn-bread." They get immune to the wilderness and they began to realize that they are developing their friendship with each other. They share many interest which aids the entire thing in all.