Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is consistently running from something. The Novel was published in 1885; however, the story takes place in the pre Civil War era along the great Mississippi River. Because Huck is habitually on the run, the reader can see how Huck shows himself to be adaptable, clever, and caring. Throughout the many situations Huck gets into, he adapts. In the beginning of the story, Huck says he …showed first 75 words of 679 total…

…showed last 75 words of 679 total…have matured into more of an open-minded individual, he is still held back and conforms to society. Huck may show all of his traits both good and bad, but he symbolizes a time in America's history of which many are not proud. Either way, this era of history still happened and Twain accomplished his goal of showing this in a realistic light. Huck is depicted as an adaptable, clever, and caring boy in this period.