# Nat — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn character guide

> Nat in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The nigger Nat

**First appearance:** 0036-xxxiv

## Who they are

An enslaved man on the Phelps farm who helps with Jim's escape.

## In the story

### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/huckleberry_finn_se/chapters/xxxiv)

The superstitious slave who feeds Jim, blaming witches for his troubles and tying his hair with thread to ward them off.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/huckleberry_finn_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Nat, the superstitious slave who feeds Jim, is frightened by the hounds and easily manipulated by Tom into helping smuggle items via a 'witch pie'.

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