When Huck Finn reaches the "freedom" of Jackson's Island, he believes he has fulfilled his American destiny by imposing his will on the world. Indeed, Huck assesses his situation as follows upon his arrival on the island (Kravits): “But the next day, I left to explore the island. I was the boss; everything belonged to me, so to speak, and I wanted to know everything; but above all I wanted to devote time to it” (Twain). Huck met Jim at Jackson's Island. Huck and Jim immediately establish the motif of mutual trust (Sloane). The island is safe and there is enough food for them. Huck and Jim were convinced that they would have their own world (Kravits). Unfortunately, with the townspeople searching Jackson's island finding Jim, there is a cash reward for Jim (Sloane). The two runaways began to drift where no runaway slave should go