The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literary Analysis In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, superstition serves as a religion for Jim and Huck throughout the novel. Since Huck didn't want to be sophisticated and Jim was a slave, Christianity never completely made sense to them. It was easier for them to blame all the bad things that happened to them on bad luck, rather than accept their fate. Huck and Jim use superstitions to explain the things that happen around them, because they weren't educated enough to know otherwise. Huck believes in these crazy superstitions that he knows, and Jim teaches him about it, because it's Huck's way of explaining why bad things hurt him all the time. In the novel, before bad things happened, someone didn't follow a ritual regarding superstition, in their beliefs, bringing bad luck. Huck and Jim used superstitions to cope with all the terrible things that happened throughout the novel. From the article Care for Kids the effects of abuse on children are listed. “Survival skills can also become self-destructive behavior patterns, such as truancy, lying, stealing, alcohol or drug abuse, or compulsive overeating” (Care for Kids, 2014, para 30). Huck skipped school when he got tired of learning, lied continuously throughout the book, and stole things, such as clothes and food, even though he considered it a loan. Furthermore, “still others 'leave' their bodies” (Care for Kids, 2014, par 27). And “Some may retreat into fantasy or obsessive behavior” (Care for Kids, 2014, para 27). Most likely, Huck's superstitions were a way to escape into his "fantasy" world and get away from all the corruption in the world. Being able to blame an outside... middle of paper, superstition plays an important role in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Superstition is how Huck and Jim explain everything that happens around them in their world. Huck and Jim were not strong supporters of Christianity because Christianity could not explain all the bad things happening around them. Huck's prayers were never answered and bad things continued to happen to him, so Huck turned to superstition to escape the evils of the world. Huck and Jim's abuse caused them to turn to a "fantasy" world where they could blame the world's evil on anything but themselves. It was easier for them to blame something negative than to have to accept that bad things always happen and that there is no way to prevent them. Huck and Jim use superstitions to deal with and explain all the bad things that happen to them throughout the novel.