I think Huck is truly a honest and caring person. This whole book it always seemed like he was the person that needed love and care but he was always thinking of others instead. When everybody else saw Jim as just a slave and not a person, Huck was the one who saw him as a human being. Huck didn't care what color Jim was; Jim was his friend and that was the only thing that mattered. Yes, Huck was debating whether or not to give Jim back to Miss Watson, but in the end he knew what the right thing was.
Not only was Huck a good friend to Jim, but Jim was an amazing friend to Huck. With Huck not having a real "father figure" Jim almost took that place, and he did a good job doing it, too. Jim was always trying to protect Huck, especially when Jim found pap's dead body. This is exactly the kind of friendship that everybody needs. I think this was another one of Mark Twain's themes: friendship is one of the most important things in life; everybody needs a friend. It doesn't matter how old they are, what they look like, or how they talk. A friend is a friend. Jim didn't see Huck as just a little boy, he saw him as his friend and as they continued their journey down the river, they became family.
Not only was Huck a good friend to Jim, but Jim was an amazing friend to Huck. With Huck not having a real "father figure" Jim almost took that place, and he did a good job doing it, too. Jim was always trying to protect Huck, especially when Jim found pap's dead body. This is exactly the kind of friendship that everybody needs. I think this was another one of Mark Twain's themes: friendship is one of the most important things in life; everybody needs a friend. It doesn't matter how old they are, what they look like, or how they talk. A friend is a friend. Jim didn't see Huck as just a little boy, he saw him as his friend and as they continued their journey down the river, they became family.