Barefoot Children in the Rain

"Barefoot Children in the Rain" by Jimmy Buffet relates to the story of Huck Finn and Jim's adventures and occurrences in this novel. The song by Buffet almost reflects upon the novel by Mark Twain. "Barefoot Children in the Rain" by Jimmy Buffet seems to talk about the adventures of child hood. For example the song says "Fiction over fact always has my vote." This reflects the childish knowledge of children such as Huck Finn and his friends. In the novel, Huck Finn and his friends display fiction over fact when they sneak off at night and create their band of robbers. They imagine all the things they would do such as robbing travelers and people, killing people, and kidnapping women to take back to their secret hideout to fall in love with them. Also they didn't know what the word ransom meant, so therefore they made up a meaning for it that was completely off. They said that it meant they would take some men back to their hideout and let them die there. The song also discusses taking a raft down the river which ironically has a literal translation to the novel where Huck Finn and Jim take a raft down the Mississippi. The song also says "It's always understood by those who play the game" which talks about the unique mind of a child. Children's thoughts and thought process is so special and unique that adults do not understand them which also goes along with Huck and his friends robbing gang. Another quote from the song that relates to the novel is "Take me back to days full of monkeyshines Bouncin' on a bubble full of trouble in the summer sun." It talks about the live free and careless and all for fun lifestyle of children. Back in a time where you had no cares and no worries and most often very little if any hardships. Also, directly related to Huck, children spend their child hood flirting with trouble because doing troublesome things seems fun and enjoyable. In Huck's case there are running off, fibbing, stealing, and misbehaving.