In Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, the Mississippi River plays many roles and holds a prominent theme throughout much of the story. Huck and Jim are without a doubt the happiest and most at peace when floating down the river on their raft. The river has a deeper meaning than just water and mud, almost to the extent of having it’s own ideal personality. It provides the two characters a means of escape from …showed first 75 words of 987 total…

…showed last 75 words of 987 total…an undeclared moral meaning or if interpreted as a device for progressing the story. The river can also be considered a god of sorts and that Huck is the servant of the river-god. But above all it provides motion. It is the means by which Huck and Jim escape from a threatening civilization. No matter which way one is inclined to accept this, the river does hold some higher role than just water and mud.