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... a time in his life when he is rebelling against societal standards, but also living in a life that he has been trained to accept by superiors like the widow Douglas, Ms. Watson, and his father. Despite what he may have seen and experienced while his guardians owned slaves, he still feels that Jim is his equal, which he mentions in an innocently ... ...
... civilization to receive condemnation for his actions. However, it is later revealed that Tom committed to aid Huck based on the knowledge that Jim was already a free man by Miss Watson's will, thus demonstrating that society would disapprove of Huck's assistance to Jim. Twain uses Huckleberry Finn's interactions with Jim on the Mississippi River to reveal society's perspective on slavery ... ...
... of jail or death for his friend. Throughout the book, Huck and Jim become very close friends as they travel along the Mississippi River and although Jim is considered "Miss Watson's nigger," Huck acts as if him and Jim were close relatives. This relationship between Jim and Huck would have probably been seen as unusual during the time the story takes ... ...
