Faking your death, running away to be free from everything, Huck had a secret yet so did Jim. Huck faked his own death to get away from all the things that concerned him, and Jim ran away after being a slave and learning he was going to be sold and separated form his family. Huck and Jim both shared similar reactions when it came to something they couldn't control. When Jim first learned about Huck's "death" he was sorry but that soon made up after Jim finally sees Huck again, but they stuck together because they where both running away from something and did not want to be found. So their situation Jim and Huck both experienced was only the first step in friendship, but their past makes them just a step closer. …show more content…
However things didn't go to well when one day Jim finds out he is being sold to the one place he never wanted to go, so he decides to run away before its to late. While running away from his former life, Jim runs into Huck who was also running away at the time from faking his own death, at first Jim was scared because he thought Huck was a ghost, but soon after that they decide to team up and escape life together. Thats why their past makes them best friends and how Jim treated Huck is the reason why they became best