Brotherhood In Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

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Huckleberry Finn - Brotherhood



" Batman and Robyn are the ultimate dynamic duo....", In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Twain describes a "Batman and Robyn", like relationship that is formed by two of the main characters, Jim and Huck. Mark Twain brings the characters relationship to life with descriptive details of their attitudes and feelings towards each other. Jim, a fleeing slave, and Huck, who fakes his own death, are on a crusade for Freedom from different individual struggles. Throughout their journey they undergo many incidents that construct their relationship to become a treasured togetherness. Mark Twain's, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, reveals Jim and Huck as individuals …show more content…

Huck assures Jim that he will not reveal Jim to the authorities , even though he is a runaway slave. "people would call me a low down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum-but that don't make no difference" (Twain 43). Huck ignores his morals and upbringings. He realizes that a promise is a promise, in spite of the fact that harboring Jim is against all of society's belief. Another example of Huck's feelings for Jim is the risk he takes against his own safety, to keep Jim secured and out of danger. Huck is informed that the people of their old town, believe Jim murdered him, and the townsmen are looking for Jim. "Git up and hump yourself! There ain't a minute to lose they're after us" (Twain 63). When Huck finds out that Jim is in distress, he disregards society and acquires Jim to safety. Huck places Jim's safety above his own unconsciously and Jim and Huck's struggle for freedom becomes one. In addition to these examples of Huck's relationship with Jim, Huck plays a prank on Jim which hysterically perturbs him tremendously. This effects Huck directly because he knows that Jim truly cares for him, "It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger-but I done it and I warn't ever sorry for it" (Twain 87). In Huck's society an apology to a slave from a white person is not only uncalled-for, it is outrageous. This shows how much regard Huck has for Jim. Huck does not repent his apology to Jim. He learns that Jim is loyal and a true friend to him, which is more than Huck could ever say of the

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