The battle between what is right and what is wrong has proven to be a heavy subject in all aspects of the story , but in some cases the conflict in question may be internal. . In Mark Twain's 1884 novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the main character yearns for answers about his own morals and principles. This coming-of-age novel follows the story of a young boy, Huck, and an escaped slave, Jim. Mark Twain wrote this book as a direct sequel to his action-packed and fun bestseller The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written in 1876. Immediately following the conclusion of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn picks up with Huck and his best friend, Tom, causing trouble as usual. Huck makes the courageous decision to run away and finds his former guardian's slave, Jim. The two decide to go on an adventure together and learn valuable lessons about each other and themselves in the process. Huck and Jim transition together in the novel. Jim grows from a runaway slave to a free man while Huck transforms from a boy to a young adult. As the novel progresses, Huck forms a new opinion of Jim. Huck perceives Jim as "stubborn and unteachable" at the beginning of the novel, but over time he begins to realize that Jim is a human being who deserves freedom just like anyone else. Toward the end of the novel, it is evident that Huck begins to view Jim as a friend and someone he can rely on. (Nelson) Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck struggles with his conscience by first giving up and feeling sorry for himself, then deceiving himself that he will do what is right, and finally wondering if he's really doing well or not. false.In the first chapters of ...... middle of paper ......om" in Bloom, Harold, ed. The American Dream, Bloom's Literary Themes. New York: Chelsea Publishing House, 2009. Bloom's Literature . Facts On File, Inc. Web. May 14, 2014. Schmitz, Neil. “The Paradox of Liberation in Huckleberry Finn” in Texas Studies in Literature and Language (1971), Harold, ed. 2010. Bloom's Literature. Facts On File, Inc. Web May 14, 2014 Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Bantam Dell, 1981. Yates, Norris W. "The 'Counter. -Conversion' of Huckleberry Finn, "American Literature 32, no. 1 (March 1960): pp. 1-4. Cited as "Huck's Struggle with Conscience" in Harold Bloom, ed. Mark Twain, The Leading Novelists of Bloom Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishing, 1999. (Updated 2007.) Bloom's Literature, Inc. Web. 2014