Is Huck Finn hiding from the horrors of his society or is he simply seeking adventure? In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn prefers to be an antisocial individual breaking away from society, as it has only proven to show neglect and violence generated from his father, irrational bloodshed between families, and the manipulation of the King and Duke. Huck Finn retreats from society because of the neglect and abuse that Pap Finn brings to him. Pap Finn has been absent for more than a year, Huck’s friends question whether Huck has any family. “ ‘... Huck Finn, he hain’t got no family’ . . . ‘ Well, hain’t he got a father?’ says Tom Sawyer. ‘Yes, he’s got a father, but you can’t never find him these days. He used
