Huckleberry Finn's conscience and morality regarding considering Jim a friend changes throughout the novel as their bond with each other grows. Throughout most of the story, Huck has an internal conflict about whether or not to turn Jim in, but Huck keeps thinking about how bad he would feel afterward. In chapter 8, Huck discovers that Jim is a fugitive. Jim explains to Huck that he heard Miss Watson talk about how she was going to sell Jim to a slave trader in New Orleans for $800, which would separate Jim from his family. Furthermore, he and Jim travel together for the same reason: freedom. Huck is fleeing his home life from the Widow Douglas and his abusive father, believing they keep him from being who he wants to be. Before running away, the widow wanted Huck to have good manners and etiquette, but he rebels by not listening to them. Huck's father forbids him from going to school because he doesn't want Huck to be better than him, but Huck goes to school anyway. Huck's need for freedom, in my opinion, seemed to be trivial compared to Jim's need for freedom considering...