Twain set the story in a time when whites were always seen superior to blacks, no matter what social standing either was in. This is obviously seen in the relationship that Huck has with Jim. Huck is a poor white boy, forced into foster care because of his ill-mannered father. He isn’t educated nor does he behave as expected. Jim, on the other hand is a black slave who seems to have more of a warm heart than any hi

gher social standing white character in the novel. “He was a mighty good nigger, Jim was” (155) Huck says about him as Jim laments over his distant family members. At first when Huck is riding down the river with just Jim, Huck clings onto him, having Jim provide his food and shelter. Here we see more of the dependent Huck, a Huck that is still a child who cannot take care of himself. Also during this time Huck is observing things about life which he had never seen before. He gets very emotional at the sight of a lightning storm and declares, “. . .and now you’d hear the thunder let go with an awful crash, and then go rumbling, grumbling, tumbling, down the sky towards the under side of the world, like rolling empty barrels down stair - where they bounce a good deal, you know” (49). The reader is brought to an emotional high, and then reminded that Huck is indeed a child from is abrupt “rolling barrel conclusion.” When the Duke and the King come along, Huck is seen as even more of a child, adhering to their every order and following them around. But it is also at this time we see Jim demoted from Huck’s responsible guardian and friend to nothing more than a mere tool that the Duke and the King use to acquire forty dollars. When Huck comes to the rescue of Jim, a heroic picture of Huck is seen which is indeed a more mature aspect of his character.

When imagining a thirteen year old boy such as Huck, one brings to mind all the aforementioned traits such as courageousness, a sense of adventure, and learning new things. Another aspect usually paired with adolescence is romance. In other parts of the novel, Huck isn’t seen as a teenager with raging hormones. That is, until he meets the Wilks family. Huck meets the Wi

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