Huck and Jim have created a unique relationship over the short time together they have spent together on the run. A relationship, that could be discribed best as a father-son relationship between the two. Jim seems more as the son in this relationship though. He is very protective of Huck and wants to take care of him all the time. "I reck'n he's been dead two er three days. Come in, Huck, but doan' look at his face-it's too" (Twain, 56). Jim also has a lot to learn though. Huck has much to teach him and has helped him out in many ways. And even though Jim may be older, there are things that his education that he didn't cover that Huck can teach him. Jim does care for Huck and he can learn so much more from him, making him like a son to Huck.
Huck also started playing the role in this relationship as well. He has become similar to a father to Jim. Huck feeds Jim when he finds him in the woods, helps him with shelter and everything else they need on their escape. Huck was also truly worried when he went to the house and Judith Loftus told them about her husband's expedition to the island to find Huck and Jim. "I got so uneasy, I couldn't sit still. I had to do something with my hands; so I took up a needle off the table and went to threading it" (Twain, 64). Huck is even obligated by the law to turn Jim into the athorities. He even could sell Jim off on the slave market, but doesn't because of their relationship and his care for him. Huck starts to teach Jim alot and helps him out termendously along the way. Huck seems alot like father to Jim because of it.
Huck and Jim share their stories all the time and teach each other new things. Huck and Jim have grown to care for one another to an extent. They are closer than ever and seem like a father and a son. Even if their roles seem backwards.
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