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Critics suggest that there is a somewhat dysfunctional relationship between young males and their “supposed” positive role models. I somewhat agree with this statement; however I do see some exceptions. For example, a positive role model to Huckleberry Finn is Jim, a runaway nigger servant he befriends. Also, the Widow Douglas, who adopts Huck in an attempt to reform him, tries to be a positive role model. However, Huck’s own father, Pap, is a perfect example of why the statement is sometimes correct. There is not always a dysfunctional relationship between young males and their “supposed” positive role models, hence Jim and the Widow Douglas; unfortunately there is always the exception, that being Pap, Huck’s father. Jim is a remarkable man of intelligence and compassion. Huck and Jim have a wonderful relationship. Jim becomes a surrogate f