The River of Freedom

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…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.