The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain there are different kinds of freedom. Jim is searching for freedom from slavery. Huck is searching for freedom from society. The link between the two is the symbol of freedom that is the river. Jim is a runaway slave belonging to Miss Watson. He originally sets out alone; however, he meets Huck, and they become the best of …

…our minds whether to drop the watermelons, or the cantalopes, or the mushmelons or what” (71). The biggest theme in Huckleberry Finn is freedom. The main characters in the book, Huck and Jim, are both looking for freedom. Jim wants freedom from slavery whereas Huck is searching for freedom from society. The thing they both have in common in their quest for freedom is the way in which they got there, which is through the river.