In mathematics, people conform themselves to two–dimensional explanations for different types of relationships. However, in all my thought, I still cannot find mathematical reasoning for friendship. It seems that there is no algorithm, theorem, property, or equilibrium that can fully describe what friendship really is. Instead, I've turned to the philosophy of writer Isabelle Norton. She describes that "in a friend you find a second self where the morality of men and the unity of souls offer freedom unparalleled in the epoch of the human story." Friendship is much more complex than the skin deep nature of mathematics and, in all its complexity offers reasoning, insight and solutions to problems unsolvable by simple equations. Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an epic story of the journey of a redneck boy and a runaway slave, escaping the grips of society in the hope of a chance at the freedom they long for so dearly who both in turn develop a strong bond and friendship between each other. Huckleberry Finn takes place when slavery was very much a part of Southern culture and society. Since the institution of slavery was such a stronghold, Huck's helping bring Jim to freedom makes him a hero of American Literature. Huck in helping Jim, was not only going against the moral codes of the South, but was going against strict written law. These actions signify Huck making a conscience decision to rebel against the moral beliefs that he was raised with. In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the friendship of the protagonist Jim attributes to Huck's moral development and realization of the evils of Southern society .
             The characters and actions in Huckleberry Finn embody the culture of a growing nation and the people that comprised it. The unity of the Southern society in regard to slavery was one of the biggest evils that plagued mankind. Slavery was so much ...