Huck Finn knows more than a fourteen year old boy could possibly know. He has the maturity level of one in their twenties at least. Huck's knowledge and decisions in certain situations in the book exceed the intelligence in general fourteen year old boys. When Samuel Clemens wrote this book, he was well into his mature adult years. Huckleberry Finn represents the adventurous, free spirited life that we all would like to have led in …showed first 75 words of 985 total…

…showed last 75 words of 985 total…and wishes. It is likely that Twain realized how advanced Huck was turning out to be, and therefore had him make a few acts which were performed without the use of common sense. Huckleberry Finn is the image of an adventurous boy with nothing to hold him back from doing what he wants. He is what Samuel Clemens hoped to be as a child, and regretted not having had these experiences to carry through adulthood.