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While Tom and Huck share the common bond of being orphans, Tom lives in a civilized household with an aunt who loves him, who is tolerant of his boyish pranks, who is indulgent with his youthful escapades and whims, and who is deeply concerned about his welfare.
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How do Pap Finn, the Widow Douglas, and Judge Thatcher dispute over the custody of Huck? How does Huck escape from imprisonment by his father? What dreams and plans does Jim have for his future once he successfully escapes from slavery?
The two characters band together in an act of mutual escape, setting out on a raft down the Mississippi River. The episodes that follow bind Huck and Jim closer together, especially when Huck decides to lie about Jim having smallpox to prevent him from being captured.
Jim wants to escape immediately, but Tom then tells Jim all about the little things he needs to do first, including writing in blood, throwing the tin plates out of the hut, etc. Jim thinks all of these ideas are a little crazy, but agrees to do it.
In Abroad, Huck joins Tom and Jim for a wild, fanciful balloon ride that takes them overseas. In Detective , which occurs about a year after the events of Huck Finn , Huck helps Tom solve a murder mystery.
As Huck walks to town, he sees a wagon coming toward him, riding in which is Tom Sawyer. Huck stops the wagon, but Tom is afraid of Huck, thinking him a ghost. Huck tells Tom that he isn’t, and Tom, satisfied, begins to ask Huck about his recent adventures.
Huck has no formal education; therefore, he looks to Tom and his book-learning as superior in intelligence to his own common sense. He admires Tom's fanciful notions about how to play games and readily joins in and is content to let Tom be the leader while he himself plays the lesser parts.
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