s you're familiar with. Things that you can put some sort of trust in. Huck trusts that the river will help him find his freedom. Why would he use it if he didn't trust that the river would be useful? Also, it is already known that Huck is a practical boy so he chooses a practical form of escape.
             The river is used in the novel to try to get Jim his freedom. The journey down the river not only aids in the liberation of Huck and Jim, it also provides a temporary freedom for them in the sense that on the river Huck and Jim can be free from the rules of society. It is on the river that
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