Huck and Jim!

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Similarities between Huck and Jim

In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Jim are the main characters that travel around and make the story dramatic. They are the best partners because they have lots of similarities.

             Even though Huck is white and Jim is black, they have similar place in society. Huckleberry does not have a mother and was raised by his father, and Jim is a slave. Both of them are not well-educated. Even though Huck got a new home, he does not want to learn manners and is more comfortable with the wild than the house. And due to the nature of slavery, Jim could not learn.

             Jim and Huck also has similar personalities. Both of them like to challenge and adventure. They used to play in the forest pretending to be thieves. And they are both somewhat intelligent and circumspection especially in the moment that they escaped. But they have preposterous aspects, too. Jim and Huck believe in superstitions whether true or not. Superstitions are part of their life, and they use superstitions a lot during their journey.

             They also had similar plights. Huck was in trouble because his father tried to take his money, and Jim was in a plight because his owner tried to sell him for money. They were victims of money in an aspect. In addition, they were not physically free. Huck was not physically free when his father took him to the house in the forest, and Jim was not either because he is a slave.

             Huck and Jim make a team and travel together. They support each other and are good friends even though their races are different and their home environment is different. Their cooperation is coming through the story, and they make a good team encouraging each other.

Pop in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

             Huck’s father has long, tangled, greasy hair. His eyes are shining through as though he was behind vines. His whiskers were long and mixed-up. And his white face makes a body sick. In a word, he looks strange and creepy. And his action is even creepier than his appearance.

             Pop suddenly comes to Huck because he heard that Huck got rich. And Pop gets really upset about Huck getting an education and forces Huck not to learn. He curses Huck and asks him for money. He even has recourse to law to take Huck and his money. He hits Hick several times because he does not quit going to school. Huck’s father takes Huck and starts living in the wild with him. He often gets drunk and hits Huck, and he swears at Huck or hits him. He even tries to kill Huck, so Huck escapes from him.

             It is ironic that Huck’s “father” took him from the widow who taught Huck and tried to raise him right. Even after Huck escapes from his father, Pop only asks the judge for Huck’s money to buy drink. This is ridiculous that to him, a bottle of whiskey is as valuable as his son or even more valuable! What is more, as a father, he should help him learn. But he is very violent and authoritarian to Huck because Huck wears good clothes and learns manners and how to read. In this story, he presents the worst father figure.