The river throughout the novel play's a very important role for Jim and Huck. The most significant way the river provides for the two is providing them with the freedom they both want and need. Huck is running from his abusive father because he cannot stand to be beaten anymore and Jim is running from slavery. When they are in the raft floating down the river they both feel comfortable and secure because they both know their floating towards freedom. "It did seem so good to be free again and all by ourselves on the big river and nobody to bother us." Huck and Jim not are only comfortable and happy on the boat because they are moving closer towards freedom, but they know they are also safe. The reason this is so important is because Jim is a runaway slave, and both Jim and Huck would get...