Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the relationship between Huck and Jim has drastically changed from Huck thinking of Jim as property to Huck considering Jim a very dear friend.
             At first, Huck only thought of Jim as a piece of property that one could own. He didn't consider his feelings. "Tom said he slipped Jim's hat off of his head and hung it on a limb right over him. Afterward Jim said the witches bewitched him (8). Huck thought it was acceptable to treat Jim like he didn't have any feelings or fears. The only thing Huck was worried about was himself. They didn't feel the need to treat Jim as a human being, and show him respect. He took after the way his father thought. Pap said, "There was a free [slave] there. It was 'lection day, and I was just about to go and vote, myself but when they told me there was a State in this country where they'd let that [slave] vote, I drawed out (36). This shows that Huck doesn't feel that those who are different should have the same privileges as him and those like him. He is very close minded at this point.
             Huck and Jim's relationship gradually changed. When Huck first saw Jim on the island he was glad to see him. He was relieved because he was worried about the other person on the island, but it turned out to be Jim. This was the first sign that things were beginning to change between the two. Jim took Huck's word that he wouldn't tell anybody and Jim told him that he ran away. Recently after Huck and Jim reunited, Jim was bitten by a rattlesnake. This was Huck's fault because he put a dead snake at the foot of Jim's blanket. Huck was very concerned about Jim finding this out. He didn't want Jim to think badly of him. Huck is now thinking of Jim as a human being. As time passes by, Huck and Jim become closer friends who care about each other. When Jim sees Huck after they got l...