Huck Finn Is A Very Troubled Young Boy 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 stealing it I'm just borrowing it". Huck's dad borrowed many things and lied his way out of many situations. He passed some of these bad habits onto Huck which leads to my thesis that, Huck often finds himself in