Topic > An Unlikely Family in The Adventures of Huckleberry...

In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Jim evolve into a complex but touching couple. Although originally separated by race and culture, the two unite as close friends. Huck initially sees Jim as a worthless piece of property that adds to the burden of running away. Before meeting Jim, Huck's family and friends had expressed his prejudices against blacks, saying, "but when they told me there was a state in this country where they would let that ****** vote *, I backed out. I say I'll never vote again” (35). Huck's childhood among wealthy white plantation owners, who have no value on the lives of African Americans, contributes to Huck's racism against Jim. Through Huck, Twain details how racist values ​​have survived throughout history by passing through the family, however, Huck consistently maintains an independent personality with a quick desire to not be like others Jim and Huck's travels, Jim criticizes Huck's cruel behavior towards him, thus invoking the thought: "It took fifteen minutes before I could get ready to go and humiliate myself until I was a ni."...