Within the pages of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the reader's attention is grabbed by key characters including Huck, Jim, and Pap. The relationship between Huck and Pap and Huck and Jim contrast with each other in a big way. Both Pap and Jim provide for Huck with characteristics of a patriarch. Throughout the novel they each influence Huck with their beliefs and make a different impact on Huck than the other. Both Pap and Jim can be seen as a father figure for Huck because they offer guidance that Huck uses throughout the story.
As Huck and Jim progress on their journey for freedom, it is apparent that Pap has made an impression on his young son. Pap has taught Huck many life lessons including borrowing and how to deal with a certain kind of people. …
