The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a novel about a young boy who is trying to find his place in society. Huck was born with the belief that African Americans were property and should not be treated as equals. Despite what society says, Huck's best friend is a runaway slave named Jim. Jim and Huck go through countless adventures to achieve freedom, and through the adventures the two become inseparable. Huck knows that helping a runaway slave gain freedom is against the law and morally unjust. Huck has many opportunities to turn Jim in, but he never succeeds because his conscience won't let him. Through his adventures, Huck discovers that he does not always have to agree with society's opinions, but rather with his own mind. While Huck is trying to escape from Pap, he meets an African-American man named Jim. At first glance, Huck makes Jim believe he is a ghost, and when Jim admits to Huck that he is a runaway slave, much controversy runs through his mind. «I'm running away. But be careful, you said you wouldn't tell Huck (Twain 43). Huck knows that it would be right for society to report Jim, but Huck wasn't sure he felt okay with that decision with himself. “Well, I did. I said I wouldn't do it, and I'll stand by that... People would call me a low-level Abilitionist and look down on me. . .” (Twain 43). Through these reactions, the reader is able to see that Huck was beginning to appreciate the company that Jim provided him. Huck knows that his family would be ashamed if they knew he was helping a runaway slave. Despite what society and his family think, Huck follows his conscience and keeps his promise to Jim. "Twain is obviously well aware of how ridiculous Jim's "rescue" appears, if only because... middle of paper... in this sudden moment, Huck decided he would have a mind of his own. Huck would not more continued to believe the brainwashing that Pap and the rest of society told him to believe By writing this letter, Huck was able to find himself “All right, then I'll go to hell” (Twain 215). he finally felt comfortable with his own approval. Huck no longer felt the burden of having to hide Jim, because he had learned that Jim was the only true friend he had. From adventures, Huck learned that society's opinions are not always morally right. Most importantly, Huck learned that he would not feel comfortable with decisions unless it was ok in his conscience that African Americans are equal to the white race and that he was brainwashed to all your life. Through adventures, Huck was able to become comfortable with his beliefs.