Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal is the town in Missouri where Jim and Huck live at the start of the novel. This place defines their sense of home, although both Jim and Huck live unsettled lives in this location. The two characters ultimately flee Hannibal when Jim realizes his white overseers want to sell him and when Huck fakes his own death to escape his violent father. They realize that they cannot stay in Hannibal thereafter, because the townspeople have associated Huck's murder with Jim's disappearance.

Jim and Huck return to Hannibal in Part Three. Jim returns to find his wife and daughter, and urges Jim to remain in town with Watson and Thatcher. Huck does ultimately stay, but Jim leaves for good when he heads out to Edina to find Sadie and Lizzie.

Jackson Island

Jackson Island is a small island just outside of Hannibal, Missouri. When Sadie informs Jim...