This paper explains that Jim, Miss Watson's slave and Huckleberry Finn's companion and father figure on their rafting journey,
is a more remarkable character in Twain's novel than Huckleberry Finn. The author points out that the novel contains several intertwining themes, including friendship and social norms; however, the most significant theme of the book is freedom. The paper relates that
superstition serves a specific purpose in Huck's character development by offering an
alternative form of wisdom and an alternative means of viewing the world.