Many would say that Huck Finn is a very troubled young boy. He was brought up by his father deep in the woods just off the Mississippi River. His father strongly disliked society therefore he lived as far as possible from it. Huck's dad brought Huck up the hard way without a mother and instilled many of his beliefs into Huck. His dad lied constantly and was always drunk, his favorite saying was 'I'm not …showed first 75 words of 1383 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1383 total…up the way he had and Huck had lived a proper life, a civilized one, then I do not believe that Huck would be able to survive one day in the awful cruel world he lived in. Because his father brought him up tough and strong, and defiant he survived. If he had been any different then he wouldn't have been bale to get Jim to freedom or live the great adventures which he did.