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In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Jim both endure many hardships, and they struggle daily in search of their freedom. Huck is a puppyish free spirited boy that loves adventure and lacks the necessity of civilization his partner in crime is Jim, a runaway slave. As Huck and Jim float garbage down the Mississippi River they are faced with an overwhelming amount of difficult situations and circumstances. Some of the struggles that Huck and Jim experience are slavery, society, civilization, nature, and villainess behavior. Huck also has many moments where he is at unease with his conscience, and often wonders if the decisions that he is making are do with the right intentions. While Huck and Jim are on the search for their freedom, the two grow stronger as individuals and as friends. Although, Huck and Jim face conflict in the raw, the novel itself has many conflicts with society too. Many may say it is racist, while others argue that because of Hucks character the nov el is coarse. Throughout my paper, I will discuss and analyze Huck and Jims struggles, and the struggles in which the novel may face on its own. Throughout, the novel you begin to realize that every time Huck or Jim go ashore, they end up in trouble. Despite their troubled times ashore, they also combat difficulties on the river as well. For example, the flooded river makes navigating the river challenging, The Walter Scott almost cost Huck and Jim their lives, the fog causes them to miss to Ohio River, and the two villainous cons forced Huck to be involved in their malicious schemes. Huck and Jim begin realizing they are not comp permitely free from the evil influences of the towns along the rivers banks. Regardless of the rivers challenges, it still of... ...reedom. They battled against Mother Nature, evil villains, and society, merely in the end they conquered them all. Regardless of societys ways like, religion and slavery Huck and Jim made their own perceptions on life. Huck and Jim fought to ensure their freedom, and it made them stronger as individuals and closer as friends. Also, I would like to point out that conflict between right and wrong exists within all of humanity it is something that we cannot neglect no matter how hard we try. What matters is that we remain true to who we are and our values. Many of the decision that Huck made were made from his heart he didnt let society change the person that he wanted to become. Huck is a strong character and so is this novel. I enjoyed it from the beginning and would say that anyone who criticizes this novel is magisterial what this novel is truly about, by and by.