Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The novel is set in 1930s St. Petersburg, a fictional location supposedly reminiscent of the town of Hannibal, Missouri, the place where Mark Twain grew up . It follows the events of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, also by the same author.CHARACTERSLucck Finn. Huckleberry Finn or Huck Fin is the protagonist of the story. A dynamic character, he is a liar and sometimes a thief. In Tom Sawyer's book, he is a drifter with a drunken father. In this book, he begins as the ward of Miss Watson and the Widow Douglas. He is afraid of responsibility and of being civil. All that changed, when his father kidnapped him and ran away. He became responsible and faithful to the slave Jim whom he freed from slavery.Jim. The Negro Jim is a slave to Miss Watson and the Widow Douglas. He hears that the sisters are planning to sell him, he tried to escape believing he had a chance to be free. While hiding, Huck sees him and lets him join his journey to the Mississippi River. He is the antagonist of Huck's character. Although they became true friends, through him Huck felt guilt and shame but later realized the value of friendship. Tom Sawyer. He is Huck's best friend and adventure companion. He is intelligent and witty but sometimes mean. He betrayed Jim just to follow the plan that Huck came up with just to be adventurous even though he doesn't have to. He is a static and flat character. Pap Finn is Huck's drunken father. He is a miserable human being capable of hurting his son just to satisfy his drunken lifestyle. He is the epitome of evil in the novel. Just before the novel closes, Tom tells Huck that his father is dead, and that he died drunk. Au...... middle of paper ......ion. Twain ends his novel by preparing Huck for new experience and personal growth. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn taught an important lesson, which showed the importance of the self in the maturation process. We saw Huck grow up viewing the river as a place of solitude and thought, where he could sometimes participate in society and even sit and observe society. Through the eyes of the child we see how ignorant and mafioso we can be. So nature, peace and logic are presented in the form of the river where Huck goes to think. While no concise answer is provided, the literature forces the reader to examine their surroundings and question their leaders.