In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the theme of superstition is obviously represented in both Jim and Huck's visions. Huck displays his beliefs in superstition throughout the novel, but especially in the beginning. Between Huck and Jim, Jim is by far the more superstitious. Huckleberry Finn is superstitious because of terror, while Jim is superstitious because of his beliefs and upbringing. Huck and Jim have different views on how they view superstition. Jim, is Huck's best friend on the long trip down the Mississippi, who seems to be more superstitious. Although Huck seems to believe things out of horror, Jim is superstitious due to his beliefs and experiences over time. This may be due to the fact that his childhood was enslaved for most of his life. Jim has no control over his life, so he needs something to believe in. Jim expressed his beliefs in several situations in the novel. For example, in chapter four, Jim believed that a hairball could tell the future about Huck's life: "Miss Watson's negro, Jim, had a hairball the size of a fist, which was taken out of the fourth stomach of an ox." , and he did magic with it. She said that inside her there was a spirit that knew everything" (17). This shows how far he would go to believe in something. Although he is very strange, many of his superstitions seem mostly rational and true, such as when the furball said that Huck would have trouble in his life. This came true because his father Pap later arrived, making his life miserable. Also in chapter ten, Jim believes that touching the snakeskin, which they found, would make them very unlucky, "Now you think it's bad luck; but what did you say when I took the snakeskin... middle of paper ...r my left shoulder and keep the bad luck away, but Miss Watson was in front of me and wiped me out” (15) Jim and Huck's superstition is very different from each other and to a certain extent point will come the time when the two different beliefs collide and cause a problem. Overall, it is obvious that these two main characters have a different stance on superstition. Huck accepted the most obvious and far-fetched ideas and beliefs. Jim, on the other hand, was raised as a very superstitious person and has a specific aspect to strange explanations for the simplest events. Between logic and the supernatural, they found understanding and reason for everything they went through on their journey down the Mississippi to freedom. Although they both have a different level of faith in superstition, they shared the comfort of having a somewhat similar way of seeing things.