Huckleberry Finn

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Huckleberry Finn is a free-spirited, rebellious boy from Mark Twain’s classic American novels, best known for his adventurous journey down the Mississippi River and his evolving moral conscience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf child character in literature
fictional character
literary character
ageInPrimaryWork early adolescence
appearsInWork Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Tom Sawyer, Detective
associatedWithPlace Mississippi River
Hannibal, Missouri
surface form: St. Petersburg, Missouri
centralThemeInWork conflict between society and individual conscience
freedom
moral development
slavery and race
characterTrait free-spirited
independent
morally reflective
rebellious
resourceful
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Mark Twain
educationLevel informally educated
ethnicity white American
firstAppearance The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
firstAppearanceDate 1876
friendOf Jim
Tom Sawyer
fullName Huckleberry Finn self-link
gender male
givenName Huckleberry Finn self-linksurface differs
surface form: Huckleberry
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryPeriod Realism
surface form: American Realism
literaryRole picaresque hero
narratorOf Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
nickname Huckleberry Finn self-linksurface differs
surface form: Huck
notableFor evolving moral conscience
journey down the Mississippi River
occupation raft traveler
placeOfOrigin Missouri
publicationDateOfTitleWork 1884
raisedBy Miss Watson
Widow Douglas
relativeOf Miss Watson
Pap Finn
setInFictionalPlace Hannibal, Missouri
surface form: St. Petersburg, Missouri
speechStyle vernacular American English
timePeriodOfFiction pre–American Civil War era
titleCharacterOf Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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