The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

What are Huck's and Jim's motivation for going to Cairo?

Huck Finn ch 14-16

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Jim is hoping to reach Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois where the Ohio river merges with the Mississippi. From there, both he and Huck will be able to take a steamboat upriver and into the free states where Jim will finally be a free man.

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