The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the greatest American novels ever written. The story is about Huck, a boy who is coming of age and is running away from his drunken father. Along the way he comes across Miss Watson's slave, Jim, who ran away because he thought he would be sold. Throughout the story, Huck is faced with the moral dilemma of whether or not to hand over Jim. Mark Twain purposely brought these two polar opposites together to satirize the institution of slavery in society. Along the journey, Twain implies his values ​​through Huck about slavery, the two sides of society, and represents the ideas with the Mississippi River. In his own words, Mark Twain said, "a book of mine in which a healthy heart and a warped conscience collide. And the conscience suffers defeat!" Huck has both a "healthy heart" and a "warped conscience", and the heart surpasses his conscience. His healthy heart can be seen when he returns to Jackson Island after disguising himself as a girl. Huck rushes to Jim and says, "Get up and jerk off, Jim! There's not a minute to waste. They're chasing us!" (62). The townspeople are indeed looking for Jim, but Huck tells Jim that they are looking for us.