Huckleberry Finn, rebel against school and church, casual inheritor of gold treasure, and savior of Jim, the runaway slave, is the archetypal American maverick. Shunning civilization and respectability, Huck Finn shoves off with Jim on a raft journey down the Mississippi River. As Huck learns about love, responsibility, and how to make moral choices, the trip becomes a metaphoric voyage through his own soul.