Huckleberry Finn's Struggles with Conscience Since Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885, critics have considered it an excellent example of a story tracing the journey of a young man from childhood to adulthood. Through the years, readers have enjoyed seeing Huck grow from a young, carefree boy into a responsible young man with a decent sense of right and wrong. The “ adventures” appeal to readers who had to make some of the same tough decisions Huck did in struggles with conscience. When readers first meet Huck, he is living with the Widow Douglas and trying his best to conform to her rules. For example, when he