When one first glances at the two characters sitting on a raft, lazily traveling down the river one believes them to be quite different; one a tall black man and the other a short thirteen-year-old boy. Yet there are similarities between Huck and Jim that surpass these obvious differences. The instant connect comes when they both unite in running away from society as it were, and as their friendship builds it becomes apparent that they fit together quite well as they journey through society invisibly. Both are running from the civilized world for in their minds it is a harsh and unjust world. Both being mistreated and abused within ‘civilization’ they connect with the feeling that comes with great freedom. Yet within their adventures they are still under societies rule, for without entering it Huck is unable to get what they need to survive. We get the sense of their teamwork as we watch Jim instruct Huck to go into the towns to achieve what they need done.
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