Huck Finn Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is not only about the adventures of a young boy, but also the different types of people that he encountered in the world. The novel contained many characters that portrayed different aspects of life, These characters influence of many of the decisions that Huck Finn had to make in the novel. Huck Finn is not your typical type of main character. Huck Finn is the type of boy who is always getting into trouble. He often plays "hooky" from school, smokes cigarettes, and uses profanity. Huck is living with the Widow Douglas, who tries to "civilize" him, and