Huck and Jim have a very dynamic relationship. It is constantly changing and throughout the novel, Huck and Jim go from being complete opposites who view each other as little more than simple acquaintances to being very close friends. They eventually overcome the boundaries set by slavery to establish a genuine relationship.

Near the beginning of the novel, we can see that Huck has little respect for Jim and does not quite consider him as an equal when Huck and Tom play a joke on Jim by taking his hat and hanging it on the limb of a tree. Huck says, "He slipped Jim's hat off of his head and hung it on a limb right over him." (15) This prank shows that Huck looks down on Jim and sees him as someone to play tricks on. This is probably due, in part, to racial stereotypes of the time...