We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up & smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free & easy & comfortable on a raft. Huck Finn escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death & so begins his journey through the Deep South, seeking independence & freedom. On his travels, Huck meets & escaped slave, Jim, who is a wanted man, & together they journey down the Mississippi River. Raising the timeless & universal issues of prejudice, bravery & hope, The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn was & still is considered the great American novel.