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Freedom in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

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In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain writes about Huck, Jim, and freedom. In the book, Huck grew up uneducated, almost illiteracy, speak rude language, lounge around all day, rebellion the elders, just want to be free. In the first chapter of the book, Huck said, “The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dis- mal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn’t stand it no longer I lit out” (Twain). The Widow Douglas and Miss Watson adopted Huck out of sympathy. They made him go to school, believe in god, want him to be a decent person. But Huck could hardly endure such a life, so he left.
On a winter day Huck discovers that his alcoholic father, whom he had not seen for a year, has returned home (“Mark”). Huck has an alcoholic father that beats him all the time. There was no love from his father. Realizing that his father would soon learn of the treasure recovered earlier by Huck and Tom Sawyer (in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), Huck gives the money to Judge Thatcher (“Mark”). Huck's father then returns, caught him, and took him to the woods crossed over the Illinois. Huck left The Widow Douglas and Miss Watson. He stayed in the forest with his father. Huck said: “It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study” (Twain). Huck’s father lock Huck in the old cabin when he goes out. But Huck wants to be free, so he manages to escape and stage his own death.
Huck flees to an island, where he eventually discovers a fugitive slave, Jim (“Mark”). Jim is a runaway slave, just like Huck. Then Huck decided to join Jim travel farther south ...

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