The importance of character in The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is one of the most acclaimed books in the world. Twain achieves this through his extraordinary power of humor, his use of dialect, and by creating complex and unique characters. Developing its characters is one of its greatest strengths in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. A character who best exemplifies this is Huck Finn, first appearing as red, but later transforming into a character with high moral values. At the beginning of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, we see Huck as a rogue character. He jokes about killing people and insists that it must be fun. The idea of ​​a gang seems good to Huck and all the other boys, so they all decide to "take an oath and write [their] name in blood" (Twain, 9). All of them are now part of this vicious gang and swear “to kill the families of the boys who told secrets” (Twain, 9). The idea of ​​doing things described in the books excites Huck, so he sticks to this plan and follows Tom; that is, until he came to the river. On the river, Huck and Jim are free from the society that binds them. Jim is free and bears none of the world's prejudices that torment him on the shore, Ben Christensen says. Jim doesn't have to live in fear of being beaten for being himself and he doesn't have to fear being called stupid. Also, he says that Huck is allowed to think for himself here, without being influenced by society's thoughts. He always says that Jim doesn't act like any other black person he's been told about. Huck's morality prevails on the river (Christensen). There are many places on the river where Huck... middle of paper ...... oke can hurt, regardless of a person's race. Huck knows the difference between good and evil and knows how to avoid evil. Huck also knows the importance of friendship and is willing to go to hell to preserve the friendship between him and Jim. Even though he does not show his moral traits, Huck is a moral character whether he likes it or not. Works Cited Christensen, Ben. Huck Finn's controversy with society's values. Online. February 1995: http://internet.ocii.com/~benjc/essay/english/huckfinn.html.Pain, Albert. Huck Finn makes perfect sense. Online. 1999: http://marktain.miningco.com/library/biography/bl_paine_ch153.htm. Rasmussen, Kent. Mark Twain from A to Z: the essential reference to his life and his writings. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1995. Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Bantam Books, 1884.