Throughout Huck's journey there is one person that is always present in his life, Jim. When Huck is going down the river Jim is always with him and Jim stands by him life a "friend". At the end of the novel, when Huck goes looking for Jim, who was captured, he has to go to the Phelps's farm. There Huck is mistaken for Tom Sawyer and stays with Aunt Sally, and Uncle Silas. When staying there he tries to come up with a plan to rescue Jim so he can be a free slave. Later, Huck meets up with Tom Sayer who was coming to visit his Aunt and Uncle. Throughout this whole fiasco Jim li

The relationship between Jim and Huck is strong and this is shown through the actions and words expressed by both characters. Jim treats Huck as a friend by caring for him and listening to his ideas, even though some are "out-there", he trusted him. Huck cares for Jim as shown in his dedication of trying to free Jim, and the many times he didn't turn Jim in as a runaway slave. For example, when Jim had disappeared Huck was filled with worry and this showed that he cared for the safety of his "friend" Jim. Without this give and take their relationship wouldn't be strong. This relationship shows how two people, one white and one black, one young and one older, from two totally different worlds, can bond together and make a long journey down the Mississippi River. This shows how Huck opens himself up to Jim, and finds a new friend.

Huck begins to show his feelings more and more throughout the novel. He finds love in a friend, a family and he comes to admire someone. Huck finds a "brother" in Tom, a "friend" in Jim, and he admires Mary Jane. By the end of the novel Huck begins to find his place and the love that he has been missing in his life slowly starts to be renewed. This lost place in his heart is his yearn for a family, and to be loved. There is really only one thing in life anyone needs, and that is love. Huck goes through most of his life not truly experiencing love to its fullest. Through this meaningful trip down the Mississippi River, Huck gets a "taste" of love in its purest form. He gets loved by others and he begins to open his own feelings, thus allowing himself to experience meaningful relationships.

There are many different family relationships in the world around us, such as that between brothers/sisters, sons/daughters and their parents. Huck experiences a big brother to a little brother relationship (In which Tom is th

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